Keywords: US Navy 110406-N-0120A-434 A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter takes off from USS Essex (LHD 2) as JS Hyuga (DDH 181) transits in the background.jpg en PACIFIC OCEAN April 6 2011 A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 as the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Hyuga DDH 181 transits in the background Essex and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit 31st MEU is operating off the coast of Kesenuma in support of Operation Tomodachi U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R Alvarez/Released 2011-04-06 110406-N-0120A-434 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 99638 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R Alvarez PD-USGov-Military-Navy General views of USS Essex LHD-2 JS Hyƫga DDH-181 CH-46 Sea Knight |