PACIFIC OCEAN (March 2, 2022) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Maria Chavez, a native of San Francisco, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 during an ammo offload aboard Essex, March 2, 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.

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Keywords: amphibious, essex, lhd, lhd2, navy