Keywords: US Navy 110212-N-8607R-028 A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) enters the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2.jpg en GULF OF THAILAND Feb 12 2011 A landing craft air cushion LCAC enters the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 during a non-combatant evacuation operation NEO exercise The NEO was part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2011 a U S -Thailand co-sponsored multi-national exercise designed to improve interoperability between participating nations U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released 2011-02-12 110212-N-8607R-028 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 97562 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 Cobra Gold 2011 Landing Craft Air Cushion Well decks |