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A bow on view of the U.S. Navy WASP CLASS: AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP USS ESSEX (LHD 2) as a tugboat pulls it away from the pier at Naval Station San Diego. The ESSEX is leaving for a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P02 Felix Garza Release Statu More

Families wave goodbye as the U.S. Navy WASP CLASS: AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP USS ESSEX (LHD 2) departs Naval Station San Diego. The ESSEX is leaving for a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P02 Felix Garza Release Statu More

Fog blankets the pier as families wave goodbye to the US Navy WASP CLASS: AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP USS ESSEX (LHD 2) departs Naval Station San Diego, CA. The ESSEX is leaving for a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P02 Felix Garza Release Statu More

A view of the starboard side of the US Navy WASP CLASS: AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP USS ESSEX (LHD 2) as it passes under the Coronado Bridge upon departure from Naval Station San Diego. The ESSEX is on its way to a six-month deployment in the Western Pacific

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Essex (LHD 2) State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P02 Felix Garza Release Status: Released More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense (center), standing in front of U.S. Army LT. GEN. Bantz J. Craddock, SENIOR Military Assistant to Secretary Rumsfeld, meets with U.S. Navy Sailors and U.S. Marine Corps Marines aboard the U.S. Navy Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during his stay in Singapore. (DoD photo by CPL. Gregory A Russell) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Essex (LHD 2) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

060725-N-7981E-059 (Jul. 25, 2006)The US Navy Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6) sails in formation with military ships and submarines from the US and international countries during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006. The exercise is designed to increase the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined sea operations. RIMPAC 2006 brings together military forces from Australia (AUS), Canada (CAN), Chile (CHL), Peru (PER), Japan (JPN), the Republic of Korea (KOR), United Kingdom (GBR) and the United States (US).U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN James R. Evans (RELEASED)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN James R. Evans, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog More

Mrs. Silke B. Hagee, wife of GEN. Michael Hagee, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, smashes a champagne bottle against the bow of the U.S. Navy Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD8) during its christening ceremony at Pascagoula, Miss., on Aug 19, 2006. Mrs. Hagee is the sponsor of the ship. The vessel is named to honor the daring raid by the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion against the Japanese-held Makin Island 64 years ago. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 1ST Class Shawn P. Eklund) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Shawn P. Eklund, USN Release Status: Relea More

The U.S. Navy Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) underway in the Gulf of Aden on Aug. 29, 2006. The IWO JIMA is on a six-month deployment to the Gulf of Aden in support of Maritime Security Operations and the Global War on Terrorism.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Christopher L. Clark) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Christopher L. Clark, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The U.S. Navy Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) underway in the Gulf of Aden on Aug. 29, 2006. The IWO JIMA is on a six-month deployment to the Gulf of Aden in support of Maritime Security Operations and the Global War on Terrorism.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Christopher L. Clark) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gulf Of Aden Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Christopher L. Clark, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files