Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant Jorge Escatell, public affairs officer assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, welcomes international media aboard the amphibious assault USS Essex (LHD 2).

ANDAMAN SEA (May. 16, 2008) Marine Corps 1st Lieutenant Jorge Escatell, public affairs officer assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, welcomes international media aboard the amphibious assault USS Essex (LHD 2). The Essex Strike Group is off the coast of Burma waiting for clearance to participate in a humanitarian assistance mission in the wake of cyclone Nargis. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Audrey M. Graham File# 080516-M-7519G-006