Posted: 05/01/2008
ANDAMAN SEA (May 23, 2008) The amphibious ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) steam in formation in the Andaman Sea. The Essex ARG is standing by in international waters off the coast of Burma in support of Joint Task Force Caring Response, a humanitarian assistance operation developed in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz