PACIFIC OCEAN (March 2, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Sean Early, left, from Columbus, Ohio, and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Fernando Leyva, from Canoga Park, Calif., both assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), conduct an ammunition offload with an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 aboard Essex, March 2, 2022. Sailors and Marines of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaak Martinez)