PACIFIC OCEAN (April 27, 2021) Culinary Specialist Seaman Telvin Kinyua, left, from Middlesex, N.J., and Culinary Specialist Seaman Francisco Delgado, from Los Angeles, prepare ground turkey in the galley aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Sailors and Marines of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are conducting routine training off the coast of southern California. Together, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 1, and ships are designated as an ARG. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sang Kim)