PACIFIC OCEAN (May 31, 2024) Commanding officer Capt. Gary A. Harrington, middle right, and Master Chief Ramone Lang, middle left, cut a cake during an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ceremony on the mess decks of the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), in the Pacific Ocean, May 31, 2024. Tripoli is homeported in San Diego and is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Eliora Sims)