PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 22, 2022) Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) sails alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) while transiting the Philippine Sea, Jan. 22, 2022. Operating as part of Pacific Fleet, units assigned to Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, Essex and America Amphibious Ready Groups, alongside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, are conducting training to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jett Morgan)

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