0907079520G-045 CORAL SEA (July 7, 2009) Sailors and Marines assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) prepares to lift a T-64 Turbo shaft engine with a hanger bay crane. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed expeditionary strike group and serves as the flagship for Commander Task Force (CTF) 76, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force commander. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with a detachment in Sasebo, Japan. Navy

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Keywords: -deployed, 76, amphibious, assault, ctf, essex, lhd2, sailor