USS Essex 2018 Deployment [Image 3 of 18]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

12.11.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jenna Dobson 

USS Essex (LHD 2)

181211-N-RP442-1009 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Dec. 7, 2018) Marines assigned to the “Sea Elks” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) conduct maintenance on CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a flexible and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jenna Dobson/Released)

• Date Taken: 12.11.2018
• Date Posted: 12.12.2018 11:14
• Photo ID: 4967933
• VIRIN: 181211-N-RP442-1009
• Resolution: 5925x3950
• Size: 1.32 MB
• Location: AE