PACIFIC OCEAN (May 13, 2021) Cpl. Jayden McConnell, from Kotzebue, Ala., an airframe mechanic assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts maintenance on the hull of an AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), May 13, 2021. Sailors and Marines of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 11th MEU are underway off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sang Kim)