Essex (LHD 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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NSWTUESSEX ' aval Special Warfare Task Unit ESSEX provided theC3 y element for all Naval Spe- cial Warfare Assets attached to the ARC. Comprised of threeSEALsand two communicators, the Task Unit provided vital C3 and logistical sup- port to all Special Warfare exercises and operations during deployment in the Fifth Fleet AOR. On Sea, Air, or Land, the Task Unit was poised and ready to com- plete the mission. CDR RUEHLIN LTJG WATSON BMCS YARBRO RM1 TSETHLAKI DS1 FRANZEN TOP: NSWTU gath- ers in debark Control. RIGHT: RM1 Tsethlikai and DS1 Franzen set up por- table communications equipment FAR RIGHT: RM1 Tsethlikai and BMCS Yarbro receive digital imagery via satellite

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MedntenanceCrew HTC ROGERS GSE1 BRIERRE HT2 MAYER ET2 KOSE HT2 HULL MM3 THOMPSON HTFN DEFTEREOS HTFN McVEY GSEFN SHIH FA SZURNICKI LEFT: Det Echo Maintenance conducting post WWF wrestling repairs to an Essex space. CENTER: GSEFN Shih looks for stray trons in a breaker panel onboard LCAC-45. RIGHT: HT2 Mayer displays what a little hard work and dedication can bring you.

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EODMUTHREE LT BRASEK BMC JAKUBIAK ttatched to USS Essex, Explo sive Ordnance Disposal Mo Lbile Unit Three, Det 03. pro- vides ready response in the area of unexploded ordnance, naval mines, improvised explosive devices, and any chemical, biological or radialogical threat. DC1 ENGLEHART BM1 PETERSON QM1 BOYLES QM1 ROSENAK BOVE: QM1 Brad Rosenak demonstrates de nining techniques on Purple Beach in Kuwait. ABOVE: A fly away drill, to the USS Duluth.