USS Essex LHD-2

Taking a look at the ships of #RIMPAC22 here is USS Essex LHD-2 off the coast of Hawaii. We can see her armament forward of the bridge includes the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Launcher, RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Launcher, and Phalanx CIWS Block 1B. #lhd2 #ussessex #marineaviation #navalaviation #ciws #seasparrow #rim116 #hawaii #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari