SAN DIEGO (Feb. 14, 2023) Command Master Chief Jason Ortega, left, and Capt. Aaron Taylor, right, command master chief and commanding officer of amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), present Seaman Crisalys Avalos with a prize for earning second place in a Valentine’s Day boot shining competition aboard Essex , Feb. 14, 2023. Essex is dry docked in San Diego conducting a maintenance period to upgrade and refurbish many key systems aboard.

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