A Sailor assigned to deck department operates a hoist arm to retrieve the search and rescue boat during a man overboard drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2).

A sailor assigned to deck department operates a hoist

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Sailors assigned to deck department retrieve the search and rescue boat during a man overboard drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2).

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A Sailor assigned to deck department operates a hoist arm to retrieve the search and rescue boat during a man overboard drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2).

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 29, 2012) A Sailor assigned to deck department operates a hoist arm to retrieve the search and rescue boat during a man overboard drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is returning to San Diego after 12 years forward deployed to Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joe Kane) File# 120429-N-ZC343-219

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