Keywords: US Navy 071127-N-4010S-124 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group were invited to the U.S. Embassy for the second annual Christmas lighting ceremony.jpg en PHNOM PENH Kingdom of Cambodia Nov 27 2007 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group were invited to the U S Embassy for the second annual Christmas lighting ceremony The amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in Sihanoukville Kingdom of Cambodia Nov 26 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 U S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz Released 2007-11-27 071127-N-4010S-124 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53182 U S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Navy in Phnom Penh Embassy of the United States in Phnom Penh Light decorations Colorful lighting Christmas decorations |