Marines aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) watch as the Essex conducts a replenishment-at-sea.
Summary
SOUTH CHINA SEA (May. 09, 2008) Marines aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) watch as the Essex conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command Fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193). Essex serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force commander. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kari R. Bergman File# 080509-N-0483B-003
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Date
09/05/2008 - 09/05/2008
Location
SOUTH CHINA SEA
Source
U.S. NAVY
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