Navy Sailors Support Humanitarian Relief Efforts in the Philippines [Image 1 of 2]

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02.18.2006

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Eddie Garcia, an operations specialist, stands watch on the signal bridge aboard USS Essex. Essex transited the waters surrounding Verde Island en route to the Philippine Island of Leyte along with USS Harpers Ferry on their way to support humanitarian relief efforts for victims of a devastating landslide there. Both ships are part of the Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force, out of Sasebo, Japan. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class James Evans Coyle

• Date Taken: 02.18.2006
• Date Posted: 07.04.2025 05:34
• Photo ID: 9164326
• VIRIN: 060218-D-D0439-4931
• Resolution: 1744x1308
• Size: 413.18 KB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)