Hunt addresses sailors and Marines aboard USS Essex [Image 1 of 10]

SASEBO, JAPAN

04.18.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Terry Matlock 

U.S. Navy           

Vice Adm. Richard W. Hunt, commander of Naval Surface Forces, talks with sailors and Marines aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) as they prepare for a hull swap with the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Essex is the lead ship in the only forward-deployed amphibious ready group.

• Date Taken: 04.18.2012
• Date Posted: 04.18.2012 23:23
• Photo ID: 561366
• VIRIN: 120418-N-KM175-042
• Resolution: 4288x2848
• Size: 1.37 MB
• Location: SASEBO, JP