USS Essex activity [Image 2 of 49]

CORAL SEA

07.10.2009

Courtesy Photo

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A damage control hose team comprised of repair lockers 5 Alpha and 5 Main, man an Aqueous Film Forming Foam hose to simulate combating a “Class Bravo” fire in the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex, commanded by Capt. Brent Canady, 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. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with a detachment in Sasebo, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R. Alvarez/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.10.2009
• Date Posted: 10.06.2014 11:20
• Photo ID: 1583231
• VIRIN: 090710-N-0120A-017
• Resolution: 1750x1250
• Size: 429.61 KB
• Location: CORAL SEA