Keywords: US Navy 081128-N-6936D-036 Community leaders from Ishigaki, Japan, tour medical facilities aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a tour at sea.jpg en SEA OF JAPAN Nov 28 2008 Community leaders from Ishigaki Japan tour medical facilities aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship ship USS Essex LHD 2 during a tour at sea Essex 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 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Didier/Released 2008-11-28 081128-N-6936D-036 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 66949 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Didier PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 |