Keywords: US Navy 101009-N-2218S-064 Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) in combat rubber raiding craft disembark the amphibious assau.jpg en SOUTH CHINA SEA Oct 9 2010 Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit 31st MEU in combat rubber raiding craft disembark the amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway in the western Pacific Ocean U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Ryan Smith/Released 2010-10-09 101009-N-2218S-064 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 92589 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Ryan Smith PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 Combat Rubber Raiding Craft of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit |