Pallets containing over 5,000 gallons of water sit in the hangar bay. Pallets containing over 5,000 gallons of water sit in the hangar bay of the USS Essex (LHD 2) on May 11, 2008. The Essex Expeditionary Strike Group is underway off the coast of Burma for potential humanitarian assistance operations in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.07 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 212741-Y-DUC28-387.jpg Photo Gallery