Seaman Chris Smith, assigned to Beachmaster Unit 1,
Summary
Seaman Chris Smith, assigned to Beachmaster Unit 1, directs a Humvee as it departs Landing Craft Utility 1627. The LCU is transporting elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit ashore from the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is participating in Cobra Gold 2008, a joint military exercise sponsored by the United States and Thailand designed to enhance interoperability between joint U.S. forces and the combined forces of the Thai, Singaporean, Japanese and Indonesian militaries.
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sasebo
forward deployed
navy
amphibious
ctf 76
essex
lhd 2
amphibious assault
seaman chris smith
petty officer 3rd class gabriel s weber
nmcs
seaman gabriel weber
sattahip
uss essex marines offload in thailand
dvids
high resolution
us navy
us navy in japan
Date
08/05/2008
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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