180711-M-LQ865-406 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2018) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) guide a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (HMM) 166 Reinforced, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU), during a scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 13th MEU, July 11, 2018. The Essex ARG/MEU team is a strong, flexible, responsive and consistent force capable of maneuver warfare across all domains; it is equipped and scalable to respond to any crisis from humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. A. J. Van Fredenberg)