The amphibious assault ship USS Essex at anchor in
Summary
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex at anchor in the Gulf of Thailand. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. expeditionary strike group and is participating in Cobra Gold 2008, a joint military exercise sponsored by the United States and Thailand designed to enhance interoperability between joint U.S. forces and the combined forces of the Thai, Singaporean, Japanese and Indonesian militaries. (U.S. Navy photo/Seaman Kari R. Bergman)
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sasebo
japanese
forward deployed
navy
amphibious
ctf 76
essex
lhd 2
amphibious assault
thai
indonesian
cobra gold 2008
singaporean
nmcs
gulf of thailand
uspacom
at sea
essex expeditionary strike group steams in the gulf of thailand
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us navy
us navy in japan
warships
Date
08/05/2008
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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