Keywords: US Navy 041127-N-8801B-080 Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Gerardo Reyes, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), spends time on a community relations visit to the Dubai Center for Special Needs.jpg en Dubai United Arab Emirates Nov 27 2004 Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Gerardo Reyes assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 spends time on a community relations visit to the Dubai Center for Special Needs Reyes spent several of his in-port liberty hours helping children with special needs draw pictures during the center s morning art class The center is a non-profit all volunteer staff whose purpose is to educate children with special needs with basic life building skills The USS Essex Expeditionary Strike Group ESG are providing security and stability in the North Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate Airman Travis M Burns RELEASED 2004-11-27 041127-N-8801B-080 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 19277 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate Airman Travis M Burns PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Dubai United Arab Emirates Culinary specialist United States Navy |