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| Keywords: US Navy 071217-N-0237L-012 Capt. Troy Hart, USS Essex (LHD 2) executive officer, and Cmdr. Ryuji Yamada, executive officer, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JDS Kurama (DDH 144), participate in the traditiona.jpg en SASEBO Japan Dec 17 2007 Capt Troy Hart amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 executive officer and Cmdr Ryuji Yamada aviation and executive officer Japan Maritime Self Defense Force JMSDF destroyer JDS Kurama DDH 144 participate in the traditional rice pounding ceremony Mochitsuki The ceremony took place aboard Kurama and gave Essex Sailors the opportunity to attend the traditional festivity which honors the New Year Essex is the only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship and serves Task Force 76 the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility Okinawa Japan with an operating detachment in Sasebo U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christian Lemus Released 2007-12-17 071217-N-0237L-012 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 54015 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christian Lemus PD-USGov-Military-Navy Mochi pounding Sasebo Nagasaki Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 | ||||
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