Keywords: US Navy 081121-N-0120A-175 Capt. K.B. Canady, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), holds an all-hands call after a frocking and awards ceremony in the hangar bay.jpg en EAST CHINA SEA Nov 21 2008 Capt K B Canady commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 holds an all-hands call after a frocking and awards ceremony in the hangar bay During the ceremony Commander Expeditionary Strike Group 7 Rear Adm Richard B Landolt took the time to frock 47 Essex petty officers and presented 14 awards 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 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R Alvarez/Released 2008-11-21 081121-N-0120A-175 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 66725 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R Alvarez PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 |