Keywords: Community Relations Project Targets Chamka Kaosu school DVIDS66865.jpg en Petty Officer 2nd Class James Smith assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 plays soccer with the students from the Chamka Kaosu school during a community relations project Essex and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Sihanoukville for a scheduled port visit that gives Sailors and Marines the opportunity to participate in friendship-building community relations events medical and dental projects and professional exchanges Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U S Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76 the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force commander Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility Okinawa Japan with a detachment in Sasebo Japan 2007-11-29 Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Ballge https //www dvidshub net/image/66865 071129-N-+++++-319 2007-12-01 15 59 SIHANOUKVILLE KH PD-USGov-Military-Navy 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit USS Essex LHD-2 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |