Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) . USS Essex Conducts LCAC Operations

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2022) Landing craft, air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, conducts amphibious operations with Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 24, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California.