PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 9, 2020) Navy Career Councilor 1st Class Melissa DeLeon, from Riverside, Calif., fires an M9 service pistol during a live-fire exercise aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is currently underway in the Indo-Pacific Region conducting routine maritime activities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wesley Richardson)