PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 26, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Caroline Stanton, a native of Dowagiac, Mich., assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), takes celestial fixes aboard Essex, Feb. 26, 2022. Sailors and Marines of Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are underway conducting routine operations in 3rd Fleet.

---

Size: 2976px × 4471px
Photo credit: © NB/IA / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: amphibious, essex, lhd, lhd2, navy