PACIFIC OCEAN (June 22, 2022) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Jojo Delacruz, from Hercules, California, right, and Seaman River Wheeler, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, both assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), perform shipboard preservation on a vehicle ramp aboard Essex, June 22, 2022. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christina Himes)