Keywords: US Navy 071104-N-1778P-187 An AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Aviation Combat Element, performs deck landing qualifications while aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2).jpg en EAST CHINA SEA Nov 9 2007 - An AV-8B Harrier assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Aviation Combat Element performs deck landing qualifications while aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 Essex is the only permanently forward-deployed amphibious assault ship and serves Task Force 76 Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility Okinawa Japan with an operating detachment in Sasebo Japan U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Drae Parker RELEASED 2007-11-09 071104-N-1778P-187 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 52658 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Drae Parker PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 AV-8B Harrier II US Marine Corps in flight |