Seaman Michael A. Espenschied, from Roebling, N.J. assigned to Beachmaster Unit One (BMU-1

Santa Rita, Guam (Apr. 25, 2003) Seaman Michael A. Espenschied, from Roebling, N.J. assigned to Beachmaster Unit One (BMU-1), deployed aboard USS Essex (LHD 2), watches as one of the Landing Craft Air Cushions (LCAC) comes ashore during Tandem Thrust 2003. Tandem Thrust is a joint military exercise being held in the northern Marianas Islands with forces from the United States, Canada and Australia. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Nathanael T. Miller. File# 030425-N-7293M-003