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General Alfred M Gray Jr. USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps signs the authentication
plaque at the keel laying ceremony for the Essex (LHD-2) at Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS., 20 March 1989.
Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding photo. |
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Keel laying ceremony for Essex (LHD-2), 20 March 1989.
Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding photo. |
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Christening ceremony for Essex (LHD-2) at Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS., 16 March 1991.
Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding photo. |
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From left to right; Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney, Mary Cheney, Elizabeth Cheney and
ship's sponsor Mrs. Lynne Cheney at the Christening Ceremony for Essex (LHD-2). at Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS., 16 March 1991.
Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding photo. |
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Mrs. Lynne Cheney, ship's sponsor, christens Essex (LHD-2). at Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS., 16 March 1991.
Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding photo. |
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Essex (LHD-2) underway probably during builders trials in the Gulf of Mexico, circa early October 1992.
Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding photo. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) underway, date and location unknown.
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USS Essex (LHD-2) departing San Diego passing under the Coronado Bridge, date unknown.
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USS Essex (LHD-2) underway in San Diego Bay as she stands out to sea, date unknown. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) underway, date and location unknown.
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USS Essex (LHD-2) underway, date and location unknown.
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USS Essex (LHD-2) underway, date and location unknown.
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USS Essex (LHD 2) departing San Diego October, 1994. In the background tied up at NAS North Island are USS Constellation (CV 64) (left) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) (right) |
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USS Essex (LHD 2) underway off the coast of Southern California in June 1995, location unknown.
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an MV-22 Osprey lands on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) off the coast of Southern California, 26 February 2000.
US Navy photo |
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USS Essex (LHD 2) sails towards Apra Harbor, Guam, for a short visit, 23 June 2000. Essex was on her way to Sasebo, Japan, to complete the Navy's largest dissimilar hull-type crew swap with USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3). The crew of USS Essex brought USS Belleau Wood back to her new homeport of San Diego while the current crew of USS Belleau Wood shifted to USS Essex which will remain at Sasebo.
US Navy photo # 000623-N-4106R-002 by PH3 Sean Ryan. |
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USS Essex (LHD 2) date and location unknown. |
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USS Essex (LHD 2) during an amphibious exercise a Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) enters Essex's well deck.
US Navy photo # 010123-N-5686B-002 by PH2 Crystal M. Brooks. |
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USS Essex (LHD 2) moored at White Beach Pier Facility, Okinawa, in February 2003 with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF) surface ships JDS Shimakaze (DDG-172), JDS Myoko (DDG-175), JDS Hamagiri (DD-155) and submarine JDS Natusio (SS-584).
US Navy photo by PH1 James G. McCarter. |
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The Essex Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) steaming in formation in the South Pacific, 11 March 2002. USS Essex (LHD-2) is followed by USS Juneau (LPD-10),
USS Germantown (LSD-42) and USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43).
US Navy photo # 1-020311-N-9802B-003 |
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A Landing Signal Enlisted (LSE) directs a CH-46E helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM-265) as it lifts off the flight deck of USS Essex (LHD-2). Essex and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Sihanoukville for a port call to give Sailors and Marines the opportunity to participate in friendship-building community relations events, medical and dental projects and professional exchanges. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76.
US Navy photo # 071126-N-0913B-077 SIHANOUKVILLE, Kingdom of Cambodia (Nov. 26, 2007) by MCSN Andrew Brantley. |
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A Landing Signal Enlisted (LSE) directs a CH-46E helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM-265) as it lifts off the flight deck of USS Essex (LHD-2). Essex and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Sihanoukville for a port call to give Sailors and Marines the opportunity to participate in friendship-building community relations events, medical and dental projects and professional exchanges.
US Navy photo # 071126-N-0913B-083 GULF OF THAILAND (Nov. 26, 2007) by MCSN Andrew Brantley. |
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Sailors and Marines board a CH-46E Sea Knight, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM-265), after USS Essex (LHD-2) arrived off the coast of Sihanoukville, Kingdom of Cambodia. The Sailors and Marines aboard Essex are departing to one of the two medical and dental community action projects scheduled during the visit.
US Navy photo # 071126-N-1778P-021 GULF OF THAILAND (Nov. 26, 2007) by MC2 Drae Parker. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) steams alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) during a replenishment at sea (RAS) evolution.
US Navy photo # 080206-N-0807W-041 PACIFIC OCEAN (February 6, 2008) by MC2 Joshua J. Wahl. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) underway during Exercise Balikatan 2008. The annual bilateral exercise improves interoperability between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the US military during humanitarian, medical and engineering missions.
US Navy photo # 080224-N-4010S-106 SOUTH CHINA SEA (February 24, 2008) by MCC Ty Swartz. |
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An HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Six (HS-6) "Screamin Indians" flies above USS Essex (LHD-2) during an expeditionary strike force (ESF) exercise with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group.
US Navy photo # 080316-N-3038W-019 EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2008) by MCSN John Wagner. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) steams into position during an Expeditionary Strike Force (ESF) exercise in the East China Sea, 16 March 2008. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) recently participated in an ESF with the Essex (LHD 2) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG). The ESF exercise was designed to test the ability of the Strike Groups to plan and conduct multi-task force operations across a broad spectrum of naval disciplines and to refresh skills in completing complex missions that require capabilities that are broader in scope than the individual Strike Groups can provide alone.
US Navy photo # 80316-N-5484G-010 EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2008) by MC3 Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong. |
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The forward-deployed amphibious ship USS Essex (LHD-2) steams through the Andaman Sea. The lead ship in the Essex Amphibious Ready Group is standing by in international waters off the coast of Burma in support of Joint Task Force Caring Response a humanitarian assistance operation developed in the wake of Cyclone Nargis.
US Navy photo # 080523-N-4010S-373 ANDAMAN SEA (May 23, 2008) by MCC Ty Swartz. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) steam in formation in the Andaman Sea. The Essex ARG is standing by in international waters off the coast of Burma in support of Joint Task Force Caring Response, a humanitarian assistance operation developed in the wake of Cyclone Nargis.
US Navy photo # 080523-N-4010S-170 ANDAMAN SEA (May 23, 2008) by MCC Ty Swartz. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) steam in formation in the Andaman Sea. The Essex ARG is standing by in international waters off the coast of Burma in support of Joint Task Force Caring Response a humanitarian assistance operation developed in the wake of Cyclone Nargis..
US Navy photo # 080523-N-4010S-323 ANDAMAN SEA (May 23, 2008) by MCC Ty Swartz. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) steams through the Andaman Sea. The lead ship in the Essex Amphibious Ready Group is standing by in international waters off the coast of Burma in support of Joint Task Force Caring Response a humanitarian assistance operation developed in the wake of Cyclone Nargis.
US Navy photo # 080523-N-4010S-069 ANDAMAN SEA (May 23, 2008) by MCC Ty Swartz. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) sails through intermittent heavy rain during a transit through the Singapore Strait. Essex, lead ship of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, is returning to scheduled operations after leaving the international waters off the coast of Burma.
US Navy photo # 080607-N-5067K-099 SINGAPORE STRAIT (June 7, 2008) by MC1 Michael D. Kennedy. |
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Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC-63), assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU-5) Detachment Western Pacific, flies by USS Essex (LHD-2), 26 August 2008, in preparation for up-coming humanitarian disaster relief exercises between the partner nations of the United States and Japan.
US Navy photo # 080826-N-0120A-125 TOKYO (Aug. 26, 2008) by MC2 Mark R. Alvarez. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) pulls into Tokyo, 27 August 2008, for a scheduled port visit and disaster management drill. At the request of the Tokyo Metropolitan government, Essex will be involved in the evacuation phase of this year's Tokyo Metropolitan government and Kanagawa Prefecture government disaster response drill. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force commander.
US Navy photo # 080827-N-0120A-104 TOKYO (Aug. 27, 2008) by MC2 Mark R. Alvarez. |
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Landing craft air cushion LCAC-63), assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU-5), enters the well deck of USS Essex (LHD-2), 1 September 2008, while transporting simulated evacuees from Yokosuka, Japan. At the request of the Kanagawa Prefecture Government, Essex is participating in the evacuation phase of this year's Kanagawa Prefecture Government disaster response drill.
US Navy photo # 080901-N-5253W-002 SEA OF JAPAN (Sept. 1, 2008) by MC3 Gabriel S. Weber. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) is assisted from her berth by tugs as she departs for a scheduled deployment, 19 September 2008. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed amphibious force commander.
US Navy photo # 080919-N-0807W-418 SASEBO, Japan (Sept. 19, 2008) by MC2 Joshua J. Wahl. |
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The forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD-46) approaches the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204), already alongside USS Essex (LHD-2) for a refueling-at-sea, preparing for Cobra Gold 2009. Cobra Gold is an annual Kingdom of Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored military exercise designed to train U.S. and partner Asian-pacific forces. The exercise will include humanitarian projects with participants from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.
US Navy photo # 090206-N-5253W-020 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 6, 2009) by MC2 Gabriel S. Weber. |
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The amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD-46), left, and USS Essex (LHD-2), right, steam alongside the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204), with the guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-63) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) close behind, during an refueling at sea, preparing for Cobra Gold 2009. Cobra Gold is an annual Kingdom of Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored military exercise designed to train U.S. and partner Asian-pacific forces. The exercise will include humanitarian projects with participants from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.
US Navy photo # 090206-N-5253W-085 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 6, 2009) by MC2 Gabriel S. Weber. |
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The amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD-46), left, and the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2), right, receive fuel from the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) during a refueling at sea preparing for Cobra Gold 2009. Cobra Gold is an annual Kingdom of Thailand and U.S. co-sponsored military exercise designed to train U.S. and partner Asian-pacific forces. The exercise will include humanitarian projects with participants from Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.
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# 090206-N-5253W-127 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 6, 2009) and
# 090206-N-5253W-176 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 6, 2009) by MC2 Gabriel S. Weber. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) moored at Port Cairns, North Queensland, Australia, circa June/July 2009. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) transits the Gulf of Thailand during exercise Cobra Gold 2010. Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is participating in Cobra Gold 2010, a multinational exercise co-sponsored by the U.S and Thailand.
US Navy photo #'s 100208-N-9418A-098 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 8, 2010) and 100208-N-9418A-501 GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 8, 2010) by MC3 Taurean Alexander. |
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The Republic of the Philippines navy Jacinto-class corvette ship BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36), left, the Republic of the Philippines navy Bacolod City-class auxiliary ship BRP Dagupan City (LC-551), center, and the Republic of the Philippines navy Cannon-class frigate BRP Rajah Humabon (PF-11), right, cruise in formation with the amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD-9) and USS Essex (LHD-2) while taking part in exercise Balikatan 2010 (BK 10). BK 10 is an annual, bilateral exercise designed to improve interoperability between the U.S. and Republic of the Philippines.
US Navy photo # 100314-N-0120A-659 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 14, 2010) by MC2 Mark R. Alvarez. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) at anchorage off the coast of White Beach following landing craft air cushion (LCAC) operations. Essex is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is underway preparing for an upcoming patrol.
US Navy photo # 100905-N-8113T-057 OKINAWA, Japan (Sept. 5, 2010) by MC1 N. Ross Taylor. |
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The Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3) conducts a vertical replenishment with USS Essex (LHD-2). Essex is conducting security patrols during her scheduled deployment.
US Navy photo # 101002-N-YO446-041, Pacific Ocean, (Oct.2, 2010) by MC1 N. Ross Taylor |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) underway in the western Pacific Ocean with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) and Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11. Essex is the lead ship of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group.
US Navy photo # 110206-N-6692A-140 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb 06, 2011) by MC1 Geronimo C. Aquino. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) transits off the coast of northeastern Japan with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Hyuga (DDH-181). Essex and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) is operating off the coast of Kesenuma in support of Operation Tomodachi
US Navy photo # 110406-N-0120A-361 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 6, 2011) by MC2 Mark R. Alvarez. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) leaves port for Sasebo to be relieved by USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6). The Essex amphibious ready group is preparing to participate in Balikatan 2012, an annual bilateral exercise designed to improve interoperability between the U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines.
US Navy photo # 120405-N-SS993-069 OKINAWA, Japan (April 5, 2012) by MC2 Eric Crosby. |
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USS Essex (LHD-2) enters dry dock at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. The ship is undergoing an 18-month maintenance and upgrade period and expects to return to the fleet in 2014.
US Navy photo # 130324-N-ZC343-097 SAN DIEGO (March 24, 2013) by MCCS Joe Kane. |
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