POHANG, Republic of Korea (March, 23, 2007) - Republic of Korea amphibious ship Birobong (LST 682) passes behind an air cushion landing craft that is waiting to enter the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Foal Eagle 2007. Foal Eagle is an annually scheduled exercise involving forces from the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) to improve combat readiness through interoperability. Essex is the Navy's only forward deployed multi-purpose amphibious assault ship and is the flagship for the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) operating from Sasebo, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Chief Ty Swartz
