USS Essex Sailors prepare for Cobra Gold 2008
Master Chief Petty Officer John Reinheart and Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Ritze remove a coolant duct to be cleaned aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is preparing for Cobra Gold 2008, a mi... More
A CH-53 Super Stallion slated for humanitarian relief
A CH-53 Super Stallion slated for humanitarian relief efforts in Berma staged at Utapau Air Field during Cobra Gold 2008.
Landing Craft Utility 1627 departs the well deck of
Landing Craft Utility 1627 departs the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Gulf of Thailand during Cobra Gold 2008, a joint military exercise sponsored by the United States and Thailand de... More
A C-130 Hercules aircraft slated for humanitarian relief
A C-130 Hercules aircraft slated for humanitarian relief efforts in Burma at Utapao Royal Thai Air Field, Thailand, near Satahip in Pattaya province during Cobra Gold 2008. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo/Lance Cpl. R... More
USS Essex Sailor ensures flight readiness
Petty Officer 3rd Class Israel Bryan, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, Search and Rescue detachment, uses a flashlight to inspect the fuselage of an MH-60S Seahawk aboard the amphibious assault sh... More
A Marine MH-53 helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium
A Marine MH-53 helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, takes off May 8, 2008 from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-depl... More
U.S. Marine Corps Corporals Michael Hatzenbubler, a
U.S. Marine Corps Corporals Michael Hatzenbubler, a crew chief plane captain with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Ryan Owens, a flight equipment technician with HMM-265, bas... More
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex at anchor in
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex at anchor in the Gulf of Thailand. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. expeditionary strike group and is participating in Cobra Gold 2008, a joint mili... More
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex at anchor in
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex at anchor in the Gulf of Thailand. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. expeditionary strike group and is participating in Cobra Gold 08, a joint milita... More
U.S. Marine Corporals Michael Hatzenbubler, a crew
U.S. Marine Corporals Michael Hatzenbubler, a crew chief plane captain with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Ryan Owens, a flight equipment technician with HMM-265, based out... More
A Marine MH-53 helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium
A Marine MH-53 helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, takes off May 8, 2008 from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-depl... More
USAID provides supplies for Burma
U.S. Airmen offload supplies from pallets and stage them properly for pick up at Utapao airport. The supplies, donated by the U.S. Agency for International Development, will be staged and ready to deliver to th... More
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex at anchor in
The amphibious assault ship USS Essex at anchor in the Gulf of Thailand. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. expeditionary strike group and is participating in Cobra Gold 08, a joint milita... More