Keywords: US Navy 071127-N-4010S-076 The U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia Joseph A. Mussomeli, and Her Majesty Princess Marie Ranariddh welcome Sailors and Marines.jpg en PHNOM PENH Kingdom of Cambodia Nov 27 2007 The U S Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia Joseph A Mussomeli and Her Majesty Princess Marie Ranariddh welcome Sailors and Marines from the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group to the second annual Christmas lighting ceremony at the U S Embassy Phnom Penh The amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Sihanoukville Kingdom of Cambodia Nov 26 for a port visit that gives Sailors and Marines the opportunity to participate in friendship-building community relations events medical and dental projects and professional exchanges 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 2007-11-27 071127-N-4010S-076 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53180 U S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz <gallery> Norodom Marie Ranariddh jpg </gallery> PD-USGov-Military-Navy 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit USS Essex LHD-2 Joseph Mussomeli United States Navy in Phnom Penh Embassy of the United States in Phnom Penh Royalty of Cambodia |