PACIFIC OCEAN (April 11, 2022) Capt. Kelly Fletcher, commanding officer of amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), a native of West Hempstead, New York, right, Capt. Wayne Liebold, executive officer of Essex, a native of Leesburg, Georgia, left, and Capt. Aaron Taylor, a native of Carlsbad, California, assigned to Essex, oversee the ship’s transit on the bridge, April 11, 2022. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in 3rd Fleet.

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