Keywords: US Navy 030918-N-0401E-004 lands on Luzon Island.jpg en Luzon Philippines Sept 18 2003 -- An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter assigned to the Providers of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Five HC-5 launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 lands on Luzon Island in the Philippines as USS Harpers Ferry LSD 49 cruises off the coast The Essex Amphibious Ready Group made up of Essex USS Fort McHenry LSD 43 Harpers Ferry and embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit has been off the coast of the Philippines participating in Blue/Green Workups Blue/Green Workups is a bi-annual joint training exercise designed to develop joint cooperation and meld the blue/green team into one cohesive fighting force Conducting the exercise in the Philippine Islands also afforded the Sailors and Marines the opportunity to interact with their Filipino counterparts U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Wes Eplen RELEASED 2003-09-18 030918-N-0401E-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 9633 U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Wes Eplen PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Luzon Philippines MH-60S Seahawk General views of USS Harpers Ferry LSD-49 Taken with Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro |