USS Essex (LHD 2) Story Archive
USS Essex offloads 31st MEU (13 April 2011)
The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) offloaded the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) April 12 at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan.
Essex Completes Western Pacific Patrol (14 April 2011)
The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) arrived in Sasebo, Japan April 14, completing a three-month deployment in the Western Pacific.
Thirty-five Sailors and Marines, and 11 of their dependents, became U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), May 20.
Denver Completes Search and Rescue Certification (24 May 2011)
Inspectors from Afloat Training Group, Detachment Western Pacific (ATG WESTPAC) conducted a search and rescue (SAR) Limited Training Team (LTT) visit aboard USS Denver (LPD 9) May 11-13.
Japanese College Students Tour Essex (2 June 2011)
Japanese students from the University of Fukuoka had the opportunity to see the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during an orientation ship tour May 27.
Essex ARG Departs for Talisman Sabre (23 June 2011)
Ships of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) got underway June 23 for a patrol of the Western Pacific region and to participate in the bilateral exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 (TS11).
Essex ARG Embarks 31st MEU for Talisman Sabre 2011 (29 June 2011)
Ships of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) embarked more than 2,000 Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, June 27, for exercise Talisman Sabre 2011.
Essex Embarks Aviation Combat Element (30 June 2011)
USS Essex (LHD 2) onloaded 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) ground elements aboard White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, before getting underway to embark aircraft from the MEU's Aviation Combat Element (ACE), June 29.
ESSEX Sailors Prepare for ULTRA-C Evaluation (18 August 2011)
The crew of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) prepared for its upcoming Unit Level Training Assessment-Certification (ULTRA-C) by fighting a simulated helicopter crash/fire and responding to a simulated mass casualty scenario on the flight deck, Aug. 15.
The Navy announced, Aug. 19 that USS Essex (LHD 2) will be relieved in the spring by USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as the Navy's only permanently forward deployed amphibious assault ship in Sasebo, Japan.
Inspectors Complete Training Assessment Aboard USS Essex (29 August 2011)
Sailors aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) completed a week-long limited training evaluation with Afloat Training Group (ATG) Western Pacific Aug. 26.
Essex Crew Celebrates Centennial of Naval Aviation (4 September 2011)
The crew of the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) celebrated the Centennial of Naval Aviation during a ceremony held on the ship's mess decks Sept. 2.
Essex ARG Departs for Western Pacific Patrol (21 September 2011)
Ships of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) departed Sasebo, Japan Sept. 21 to begin a patrol of the Western Pacific region.
Essex Embarks 31st MEU Aviation Combat Element (29 September 2011)
Amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) got underway to embark aircraft with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU's) Aviation Combat Element (ACE) Sept. 27.
US Consul General to Okinawa Visits USS Essex (9 October 2011)
The U.S. Consulate General to Okinawa Raymond Greene, and a Japanese delegation from Okinawa visited forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Oct. 8.