POHANG, Republic of Korea (March 23, 2007) - Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 57 prepares to enter the well deck of USS Essex (LHD 2) while transporting Republic of Korea combat vehicles 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