Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - USS Essex.jpg PACIFIC OCEAN April 6 2011 The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 transits off the coast of northeastern Japan with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Hyuga DDH 181 Essex and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit 31st MEU is operating off the coast of Kesenuma in support of Operation Tomodachi U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R Alvarez/Released http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/5600885567/ USS Essex 2011-04-06 09 21 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America MC2 Mark R Alvarez/U S Navy Attribution License IPTC Source Navy Visual News Service PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/5600885567 2012-11-15 14 04 19 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check |