PACIFIC OCEAN (June 22, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Erin Parker, from Raeford, North Carolina, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), signals to an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter attached to Marine Light Attack Squadron (HMLA) 169, during flight operations 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 Isaak Martinez)