USS Essex (LHD-2) SBMA 2008 Visit

Dear to all SRF Tropa,

Attached pictures are just reminding us of scenes during our days at SRF, Alava pier.

I took these pictures from the SBMA New Seaport Building, formerly NSD Admin Bldg. and from the SBMA Admin Ground, formerly US Naval Station, I think...


Regards,

Reynaldo S. ROSEL

As per deployment records, USS Essex is a perrenial visitor to the Philippines. This last on a Talon Vision PHIBLEX '09, 19 September 2008. This year's January to June - Balikatan 2008RSOI/Foal Eagle '08 and Cobra Gold 2008.

According to Wikipedia, "USS Essex (LHD-2) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship built at what is now the Northrop Grumman Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and commissioned on 17 October 1992... On 26 July 2000, after successful completion of the largest crew swap in U.S. Navy history, Essex replaced Belleau Wood (LHA-3) and inherited the distinctive role as the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed Amphibious Assault Ship in United States Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan.