Keywords: US Navy 100906-N-5215E-125 Marines board USS Essex (LHD 2) at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan.jpg en OKINAWA Japan Sept 6 2010 Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit 31st MEU board the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa Japan Essex is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex amphibious Ready Group and underway preparing for an upcoming patrol U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R Alvarez/Released 2010-09-06 100906-N-5215E-125 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 91392 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R Alvarez PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 White Beach Naval Facility |