ARABIAN GULF The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) transits the Arabian Gulf during flight operations on Nov. 13. US Navy Photo An Iranian Navy helicopter came within 25 feet of the USS Essex ...

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Two U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II's assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211), 13th Marine ...

An Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Aviation SH-3 Sea King flew within 25 yards of the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship LHD 2 USS Essex as it transited the Gulf of Oman, a move the Pentagon criticized ...

The Naval Air Traffic Management Systems Program Office (PMA-213) completed precision approach and landing system (PALS) certification on USS Essex (LHD 2) in April and began installation of two ...

The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) transited the Straits of Malacca and conducted routine operations in the South China Sea as part of a deployment to the Western Pacific Nov. 7-10. The ARG's ...

SAN DIEGO – A 2006 Wando High School and 2010 Citadel graduate of Isle of Palms S.C., is serving aboard USS Essex (LHD 2), the largest of all amphibious warfare ships and resembles a small aircraft ...