Keywords: US Navy 060219-N-0237L-043 Aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), two CH-53E Super Stallions belonging to Marine Air Combat Element (HM) 262 depart the flight deck.jpg en Off the Coast of Southern Leyte Republic of the Philippines Feb 19 2006 Aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 two CH-53E Super Stallions belonging to Marine Air Combat Element HM 262 depart the flight deck carrying Commodore Mark Donahue Amphibious Squadron Eleven and U S Marine Corps Col Walter L Miller from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to survey damage caused by a landslide on the Island of Leyte Accompanying the survey team were Forty-eight U S Marines and digging equipment to immediately assist with the rescue efforts Essex along with the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry LSD 49 are part of the Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group the Navy s only forward-deployed amphibious force homeported in Sasebo Japan U S Navy Photo by Photographer s Mate Airman Christian Lemus RELEASED 2006-02-19 060219-N-0237L-043 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 32067 U S Navy Photo by Photographer s Mate Airman Christian Lemus PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Off the coast of Southern Leyte Republic of the Philippines CH-53E US Marine Corps |