SAN DIEGO (Sept. 20, 2021) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Readiness Kimberly Jackson meets with USS Boxer (LHD 4) Operations Officer, Cmdr. Jesse Alvarez, in the pilot house during an official visit to discuss fleetwide readiness initiatives Sept. 20. Boxer is pierside in its homeport during a planned maintenance availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Finney)