Keywords: US Navy 090206-N-5253W-085 USS Tortuga (LSD 46) and USS Essex (LHD 2) steam alongside USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204).jpg en GULF OF THAILAND Feb 6 2009 The amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga LSD 46 left and the amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 right steam alongside the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock T-AO 204 with the guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem DDG 63 and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry LSD 49 close behind during an refueling at sea preparing for Cobra Gold 2009 Cobra Gold is an annual Kingdom of Thailand and U S co-sponsored military exercise designed to train U S and partner Asian-pacific forces The exercise will include humanitarian projects with participants from Indonesia Japan Singapore Thailand and the U S U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S Weber/Released 2009-02-06 090206-N-5253W-085 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 68686 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S Weber PD-USGov-Military-Navy Cobra Gold 2009 Double underway replenishment General views of USS Harpers Ferry LSD-49 General views of USS Tortuga LSD-46 |