PACIFIC OCEAN (June 23, 2022) Retail Services Specialist 2nd Class Adaryus Patterson, from Anderson, South Carolina, turns in his uniform in support of the naval tradition, “Tacking of the crow,” after being selected for the next paygrade aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), June 23, 2022. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in 3rd Fleet.

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