200213-N-ZW128-2243 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2020) Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Kaycee Laureta fires an M9 pistol during a live-fire exercise aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is underway in the eastern Pacific Ocean conducting routine maritime operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Wesley Richardson)