Keywords: US Navy 020918-N-5972C-002 Instructor teaches sixty two crewmembers aboard USS Essex in elementary Japanese in the ship^rsquo,s chapel lounge.jpg en At sea aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 Sep 18 2002 -- Dr Minoru Fukuda instructs sixty two crewmembers aboard USS Essex in elementary Japanese in the ship s chapel lounge Dr Fukuda is a contracted instructor through Central Texas College CTC assigned to provide Program Afloat College Education PACE to Sailors assigned to deployed ships PACE college courses are provided by regionally accredited colleges and universities and give Sailors the opportunity to experience challenging education while on sea duty assignments Essex is in the vicinity of Okinawa Japan conducting Amphibious Readiness Group Exercises with Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Clover B Christensen RELEASED 2002-09-18 020918-N-5972C-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 2757 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Clover B Christensen PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 |