Keywords: US Navy 080826-N-0120A-125 Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 63 flies by the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), in preparation for up-coming humanitarian disaster relief exercises between the partner nat.jpg en TOKYO Aug 26 2008 Landing Craft Air Cushion LCAC 63 assigned to Assault Craft Unit ACU 5 Detachment Western Pacific flies by the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 in preparation for up-coming humanitarian disaster relief exercises between the partner nations of the United States and Japan 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 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R Alvarez/Released 2008-08-26 080826-N-0120A-125 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 63148 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R Alvarez PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location TOKYO General views of USS Essex LHD-2 LCAC-63 ship 1993 Watercraft in motion |