PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 10, 2022) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Gilberto Pequeno, from Houston, Texas, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), stands watch in the pilot house. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Wesley Richardson)