SAN DIEGO (Feb. 7, 2023) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Brent Lovely, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), conducts seamanship and navigation skills training during a simulated resupply at the Mariner Skills Training Center in San Diego, Feb. 7, 2023. Essex is dry docked in San Diego conducting a maintenance period to upgrade and refurbish many key systems aboard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaak Martinez)