USS Essex action [Image 6 of 6]

USS ESSEX, AT SEA

03.29.2011

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Casey Kyhl 

U.S. Navy           

A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, takes off from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex to deliver humanitarian and disaster relief supplies. Essex, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan to support Operation Tomodachi.

• Date Taken: 03.29.2011
• Date Posted: 03.29.2011 19:59
• Photo ID: 383793
• VIRIN: 110329-N-5538K-240
• Resolution: 2369x1692
• Size: 552.08 KB
• Location: USS ESSEX, AT SEA