Airman Chelsea Pitchford monitors an air approach radar console. U.S. Navy Airman Chelsea Pitchford monitors an air approach radar console in the air traffic control center aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) while underway in the Philippine Sea on Sept. 21, 2010. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group is participating in Valiant Shield 2010, a joint U.S. military exercise in the western Pacific. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.08 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 187269-M-KBF28-664.jpg Photo Gallery