PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 19, 2021) Boatswain�s Mate 2nd Class Cindy Maldonado, right, from Rialto, Calif., provides training to Boatswain�s Mate 3rd Class Lacy Duke, from Edgewood, Texas, during well deck operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is conducting routine operations underway in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jenna Dobson)