SAN DIEGO (Feb. 3, 2021) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Gregory Yhap, from San Diego, prepares syringes of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). This marked the first time personnel received vaccines aboard a Pacific Fleet warship. Essex is homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brett McMinoway)