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    Operations of USS Essex

    EAST CHINA SEA

    11.21.2008

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Alvarez 

    U.S. Navy           

    Capt. K.B. Canady, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, holds an all-hands call after a frocking and awards ceremony in the hangar bay. During the ceremony, Commander Expeditionary Strike Group 7 Rear Adm, Richard B. Landolt took the time to frock 47 Essex petty officers and presented 14 awards. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force commander.

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    Date Taken: 11.21.2008
    Date Posted: 11.17.2011 01:31
    Photo ID: 130405
    VIRIN: 081121-N-0120A-175
    Resolution: 3600x2880
    Size: 5.03 MB
    Location: EAST CHINA SEA

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