SAN DIEGO (March 24, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Caroline Stanton, left, from Dowagiac, Mich., and Quartermaster 2nd Class Patricia Samson, from Vallejo, Calif., both assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), plot a course in the pilot house of Essex, March 24, 2022. Essex is homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brett McMinoway)