Keywords: Defense.gov News Photo 090614-N-9950J-107.jpg en Landing craft air cushion 21 also known as an LCAC from Detachment Western Pacific Assault Craft Unit 5 enters the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 while in port in Yokosuka Japan on June 14 2009 U S Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are boarding the Essex in preparation to deploy for Talisman Sabre 2009 which is a biennial joint combined exercise sponsored by U S Pacific Command and the Australian Defense Force that focuses on the planning and execution of contingency response operations 090614-N-9950J-107 http //www defense gov/photos/newsphoto aspx newsphotoid 11370 2009-06-14 en Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Johnson U S Navy PD-USGov-Military Import by User Slick-o-bot/Defense gov News Photos USS Essex LHD-2 Taken with Nikon D200 LCAC-21 ship 1990 Pacific Ocean 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit |