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ABOARD USS ESSEX AT SEA Airman Adam Hazen lines up chalks and chains at the foul line aboard USS Essex's (LHD 2) flight deck as a CH-46 Sea Knight prepares to land on the ship Sept. 22. Essex is currently underway, with the 31st MEU embarked, participating in Special Operations Capable Exercise (SOCEX). During SOCEX, the 31st MEU is certified as Special Operations Capable, which it tells our military leaders that the Blue/Green team is capable of executing several diverse missions, from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts, to full-scale combat operation. The Essex ARG is comprised of Essex, USS Juneau (LPD 10), and Fort McHenry (LSD 43).
Official U.S. Navy photo by: Photographer's Mate 3rd Class (AW) Clover B. Christensen |
ABOARD USS ESSEX AT SEA USS Essex (LHD 2) aviation boatswain's mates gas up a CH-46 Sea Knight attached to the Aviation Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) on the ship's flight deck to prepare the helicopter for the days mission on Sept. 22. Essex is currently underway, with the 31st MEU embarked, participating in Special Operations Capable Exercise (SOCEX). During SOCEX, the 31st MEU is certified as Special Operations Capable, which it tells our military leaders that the Blue/Green team is capable of executing several diverse missions, from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts, to full-scale combat operation. The Essex ARG is comprised of Essex, USS Juneau (LPD 10), and Fort McHenry (LSD 43).
Official U.S. Navy photo by: Photographer's Mate 3rd Class (AW) Clover B. Christensen |
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ABOARD USS ESSEX AT SEA From the view under a Marine CH-46 helicopter, a CH-46 Sea Knight attached to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5 lands on USS Essex's (LHD 2) flight deck Sept. 22. Essex is currently underway, with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked, participating in Special Operations Capable Exercise (SOCEX). During SOCEX, the 31st MEU is certified as Special Operations Capable, which it tells our military leaders that the Blue/Green team is capable of executing several diverse missions, from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts, to full-scale combat operation. The Essex ARG is comprised of Essex, USS Juneau (LPD 10), and Fort McHenry (LSD 43).
Official U.S. Navy photo by: Photographer's Mate 3rd Class (AW) Clover B. Christensen |
ABOARD USS ESSEX AT SEA Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (AW) Frank F. Zechlin disengages chains that tie a CH-46 Sea Knight to the flight deck to prepare the helicopter for the days mission on Sept. 22. Essex is currently underway, with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embarked, participating in Special Operations Capable Exercise (SOCEX). During SOCEX, the 31st MEU is certified as Special Operations Capable, which it tells our military leaders that the Blue/Green team is capable of executing several diverse missions, from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts, to full-scale combat operation. The Essex ARG is comprised of Essex, USS Juneau (LPD 10), and Fort McHenry (LSD 43).
Official U.S. Navy photo by: Photographer's Mate 3rd Class (AW) Clover B. Christensen |
