USS Essex (LHD-2)

Asia-Pacific Naval 

U.S. Navy’s Stennis CSG and Essex ARG Complete Integrated Operations in Arabian Sea

December 16, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Arabian Sea, Essex Amphibious Readiness Group, John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, U.S. 5th Fleet, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Essex (LHD-2), USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)

The U.S. Navy’s John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (CSG), the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and the 13th Marine

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

U.S. Navy’s John C. Stennis CSG, Essex ARG Commence Integrated Operations in Arabian Sea

December 13, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Amphibious assault ship, Arabian Sea, Essex Amphibious Readiness Group, John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, U.S. 5th Fleet, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Essex (LHD-2), USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)

The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) commenced integrated operations in the

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Air Middle East Naval 

HMS Dragon Becomes First Royal Navy Destroyer to Work Alongside F-35 Lightning Jets on Middle East Operations

November 24, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Destroyer, Fifth-generation jet fighter, HMS Dragon (D35), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Middle East, Royal Navy, Type 45 Daring-class, U.S. Navy (USN), UK, USS Essex (LHD-2)

The Royal Navy Type 45 Daring-class destroyer HMS Dragon has become the first Royal Navy destroyer to work alongside F-35

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Air Asia-Pacific Deployments 

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Stealth Fighter Aircraft Conducts First Combat Strike in CENTCOM AOR

September 27, 2018March 1, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Afghanistan, Essex Amphibious Readiness Group, F-35B Lightning II, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), US Central Command (USCENTCOM), USA, USS Essex (LHD-2)

The U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter aircraft conducted its first combat strike in the U.S. Central Command

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Air Middle East 

F-35B Lightning II Stealth Fighter Deployed to Middle East for First Time as Part of Essex ARG

September 19, 2018March 1, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Essex Amphibious Readiness Group, F-35B Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Middle East, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Essex (LHD-2)

The F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter has been deployed to the Middle East for the first time as part

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Air Americas Naval 

Essex ARG/13th MEU with Embarked F-35B Stealth Fighter Jets Enters U.S. Central Command AOR

September 12, 2018March 1, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Essex Amphibious Readiness Group, F-35B Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), US Central Command (USCENTCOM), USA, USS Essex (LHD-2)

The U.S. Navy Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) entered the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of operations earlier this month

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Marine Corps Identifies 13th MEU Marine Lost at Sea as Cpl. Jonathan Currier

August 19, 2018August 19, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Accidents/ Crashes, Bohol Sea, Essex Amphibious Readiness Group, Philippines, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA, USS Essex (LHD-2)

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has identified the marine at the center of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Navy Essex ARG, USMC 13th MEU Conclude at-Sea Search for Missing Marine Reported Overboard Off Philippine Coast

August 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Amphibious assault ship, Essex Amphibious Readiness Group, Sulu Sea, Surigao Strait, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), USS Essex (LHD-2)

The U.S. Navy Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the Marine Corps 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) concluded their search

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Americas Asia-Pacific Misc 

Massive Search and Rescue Operation Underway for U.S. Marine Reported Overboard Off Philippine Coast

August 10, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Accidents/ Crashes, Philippines, Sulu Sea, Surigao Strait, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Essex (LHD-2)

A massive search and rescue operation is underway for a Marine, assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) 13th Marine

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy Essex ARG, 13th MEU Complete Integrated Training

May 11, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), ARG/MEU exercise (ARGMEUEX), Essex Amphibious Readiness Group, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Anchorage (LPD-23), USS Essex (LHD-2), USS Rushmore (LSD-47)

Sailors of the U.S. Navy Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and Marines attached to U.S. Marine Corps 13th Marine Expeditionary

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