USS Essex (LHD 2) Amphibious Operations [Image 1 of 20]

GULF OF THAILAND, USPACOM, AT SEA

05.08.2008

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) at anchor in the Gulf of Thailand. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for Combined Task Force 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/Chief Petty Officer Ty Swartz)

• Date Taken: 05.08.2008
• Date Posted: 05.08.2008 10:51
• Photo ID: 87399
• VIRIN: 080508-O-9999X-001
• Resolution: 3872x2592
• Size: 1.28 MB
• Location: GULF OF THAILAND, USPACOM, AT SEA