PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 26, 2022) Quartermaster 2nd Class Nathan Hickman, from Reno, Nev., assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), plots the ship's course on a chart aboard Essex, Feb. 26, 2022. Sailors and Marines of 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 3rd Class Isaak Martinez)