Essex ARG operates in South China Sea

The U.S. Navy sent word that the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) conducted routine operations in the South China Sea as part of a deployment to the Western Pacific Nov. 7-10.

US Navy 100208-N-9418A-098 The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) transits through the Gulf of Thailand during exercise Cobra Gold 2010
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taurean Alexander [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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