PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2021) Capt. Karrey Sanders passes through sideboys during a change of command ceremony aboard the Wasp-class 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 underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Wesley Richardson)