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100930-N-2218S-042 EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 30, 2010) – Maj. Sinha Roy, of the Indian army, looks through “the big eyes” on the bridge of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD2). Essex, commanded by capt. Troy Hart, is part of the forward-deployed Essex amphibious ready group, and is on patrol in the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Ryan Smith/Released)