080808-N-9905J-119 SASEBO, Japan (Aug. 8, 2008) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Jonathon Baxter directs a firefighting demonstration during Gator Cruise 2008 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Sailors assigned to Essex welcomed aboard 120 friends and family for the three-day cruise from Sasebo, Japan, to Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force commander. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Jo
080808-N-9905J-119 SASEBO, Japan (Aug. 8, 2008) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Jonathon Baxter directs a firefighting demonstration during Gator Cruise 2008 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Sailors assigned to Essex welcomed aboard 120 friends and family for the three-day cruise from Sasebo, Japan, to Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force commander. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson/Released) US Navy 080808-N-9905J-119 Damage Controlman 2nd Class Jonathon Baxter directs a firefighting demonstration during Gator Cruise 2008 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2)
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