Keywords: US Navy 071130-N-4010S-054 USS Essex (LHD 2) Command Master Chief Dave Bentley, Commander, Pacific Fleet Adm. Robert F. Willard and his wife, and Essex Commanding Officer Capt. Brian Donegan sing Happy Birthday to Air Traffic C.jpg en 071130-N-4010S-054 jpg SIHANOUKVILLE Kingdom of Cambodia Nov 30 2007 Amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 Command Master Chief Dave Bentley Commander Pacific Fleet Adm Robert F Willard and his wife and Essex Commanding Officer Capt Brian Donegan sing Happy Birthday to Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class Erin McHenry Willard was aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 to congratulate and thank Sailors for the hard work they did during the historic port visit to Sihanoukville Essex and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Sihanoukville recently for a scheduled 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 permanentl forward-deployed U S Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76 the Navy' 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 Communications Specialist Ty Swartz Released 2007-11-30 071130-N-4010S-054 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53419 U S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communications Specialist Ty Swartz PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Navy in Sihanoukville Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 Robert Willard in 2007 |