PACIFIC OCEAN (July 14, 2018) Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Jacob Scobee, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), repairs a faucet using a oxy-acetylene torch during a scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU). The Essex ARG/MEU team is a strong, flexible, responsive, and consistent force capable of maneuver warfare across all domains; it is equipped and scalable to respond to any crisis from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to contingency operations.

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