Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3, reads an award citation for Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Christian Lopez, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), at the ESG 3 headquarters in San Diego, Calif., May 26. Lopez was recognized as the 2020 Sailor of the Year for ESG 3, Amphibious Squadron 1, and Essex.

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