PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 18, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) Airman Damon Moore, from Cincinnati, Ohio, opens a fuel valve aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Jan. 18, 2022. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG) are conducting joint expeditionary strike force operations in the Philippine Sea as part of continuing and routine interoperability training operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaak Martinez)