Keywords: US Navy 090414-N-9520G-141 Armed Forces of the Philippines Marines embark Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1627 for transit to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) for a Balikatan 09 training exercise.jpg en SUBIC BAY Republic of the Philippines April 14 2009 Armed Forces of the Philippines Marines embark Landing Craft Utility LCU 1627 for transit to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 for a Balikatan 09 training exercise Essex is participating in Balikatan 2009 an annual combined joint-bilateral exercise involving U S Military and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel as well as subject matter experts from Philippine Civil Defense Agencies U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nardelito Gervacio/Released 2009-04-14 090414-N-9520G-141 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 70567 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nardelito Gervacio PD-USGov-Military-Navy Balikatan 2009 Images from US Navy location Subic Bay Republic of the Philippines Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 LCU 1627 ship 1967 |