Doctors and corpsmen treat a simulated Japanese victim during a mass casualty drill in flight-deck triage aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Sailors and Marines took on six Japanese victims who were assessed for injuries in Essex's flight-deck triage before being taken to the ship's medical facility for treatment. Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for Commander, Task Force 76.