Keywords: US Navy 100909-N-0120A-189 Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS.jpg en EAST CHINA SEA September 9 2010 Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 return to Essex during combat rubber raiding craft operations Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex amphibious ready group and is on patrol in the western Pacific region U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R Alvarez/Released 2010-09-09 100909-N-0120A-189 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 91543 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R Alvarez PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 |