PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham, as seen from Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Aug. 5, 2022. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christina Himes)