Keywords: US Navy 090504-N-9950J-141 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Seaman Emily McCann, of Redlands, Calif., and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Lois Braxton, of Brooklyn, N.Y., direct the launch of a CH-53E Sea Sta.jpg en EAST CHINA SEA May 4 2009 Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handling Seaman Emily McCann of Redlands Calif and Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handling 3rd Class Lois Braxton of Brooklyn N Y direct the launch of a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 during the fly-off of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Aviation Combat Element Essex is in Subic Bay supporting Exercise Balikatan 09 an annual combined joint-bilateral exercise involving U S and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel as well as subject matter experts from Philippine civil defense agencies U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson/Released 2009-05-04 090504-N-9950J-141 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 71346 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mates Handlers Balikatan 2009 Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopters taking off |