A CH-53E Sea Stallion launches from the flight deck aboard USS Essex
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EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 7, 2007) - A CH-53E Sea Stallion launches from the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is the only permanently forward-deployed amphibious assault ship and serves Task Force 76. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with an operating detachment in Sasebo, Japan.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Drae Parker