Keywords: US Navy 071111-N-1778P-077 A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, Detachment Western Pacific, prepares to come ashore.jpg en PO HANG Republic of Korea Nov 11 2007 A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit ACU 5 Detachment Western Pacific prepares to come ashore 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 2007-11-11 071111-N-1778P-077 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 52674 U S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location PO HANG Korea LCAC-90 ship 1997 Assault Craft Unit 5 |