PACIFIC OCEAN (April 11, 2022) Capt. Joe Staud, a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, a member of the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), right, inspects a MK-1 life preserver worn by Airman Luke Pawlowski, a native of Ellaville, Georgia, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), during an INSURV evaluation, April 11, 2022. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in 3rd Fleet.

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Keywords: amphibious, essex, lhd, lhd2, navy