Keywords: Norodom Marie Ranariddh.jpg en 071127-N-4010S-076PHNOM PENH Kingdom of Cambodia Nov 27 2007 The U S Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia Joseph A Mussomeli and Her Majesty Princess Marie Ranariddh welcome Sailors and Marines from the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group to the second annual Christmas lighting ceremony at the U S Embassy Phnom Penh The amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Sihanoukville Kingdom of Cambodia Nov 26 for a port visit that gives Sailors and Marines the opportunity to participate in friendship-building community relations events medical and dental projects and professional exchanges Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U S Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76 the Navy ™s only forward-deployed amphibious force commander Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility Okinawa Japan with a detachment in Sasebo Japan U S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz Released 2007-11-27 21 16 47 071127-N-4010S-076 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53180 U S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz US Navy 071127-N-4010S-076 The U S Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia Joseph A Mussomeli and Her Majesty Princess Marie Ranariddh welcome Sailors and Marines jpg other versions Custom license marker 2015 10 24 PD-USGov-Military-Navy Royalty of Cambodia Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 Uploaded with UploadWizard |