PACIFIC OCEAN (May 9, 2017) Midshipman Taylor Poynter receives training from air department Sailors during a flight deck fire drill aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is underway conducting sea trials off the coast of Southern California.

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