PACIFIC OCEAN (March 29, 2021) Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Vincent Papallo, from Meriden, Conn., salutes the national ensign as it is folded during a burial at sea ceremony aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is underway conducting routine operations in Third Fleet.

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Keywords: amphibious, essex, lhd, lhd2, navy