Rear Adm. Randall Peck, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3, speaks with Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), aboard Essex in San Diego, Jan. 10, 2024. Essex is homeported in San Diego, conducting a maintenance period to upgrade and refurbish many key systems aboard.

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Keywords: amphibious, essex, lhd, lhd2, navy