PACIFIC OCEAN (March 21, 2011) - Ship's Serviceman
Seaman Kevin Broom stands the forward lookout watch aboard the
forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a
vertical replenishment at sea with USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9). Essex,
USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and USS Germantown (LSD 42) with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently operating off the coast of Hachinohe in northeastern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/released)
Bild: U.S. Pacific Fleet