Keywords: US Navy 040527-N-8859S-007 Marines and Sailors salute the Ensign during morning colors as the USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) prepares to depart for a six-month deployment.jpg en Pacific Ocean May 27 2004 - Marines and Sailors salute the Ensign during morning colors as the USS Belleau Wood LHA 3 prepares to depart for a six-month deployment Belleau Wood is the flagship for Belleau Wood Expeditionary Strike Group BWD ESG BWD ESG is comprised of amphibious warships Belleau Wood USS Denver LPD 9 and USS Comstock LSD 45 along with destroyers USS Hopper DDG 70 and USS Preble DDG 88 cruiser USS Mobile Bay CG 53 and fast attack submarine USS Charlotte SSN 772 This surface force combines with elements of the special operations capable 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit 11th MEU to produce a national defense asset capable of conducting sustained combat operations and humanitarian assistance from sea or shore BWD ESG is currently deployed in support of the global war on terrorism U S Naval photograph by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Alex P Stanislawski RELEASED 2004-05-27 040527-N-8859S-007 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 14719 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Belleau Wood LHA-3 Salutes |