PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2020) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) 33 with Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, boards the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during exercise Steel Knight/Dawn Blitz (SK/DB) 21 off the coast of southern California, Dec. 2, 2020. Sailors and Marines are working together diligently to create momentum towards an integrated and effective naval force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)