Petty Officer 3rd Class Lamonica Holt, aviation boatswain's mate (fuel), directs the movements of the flight deck refueling team aboard with a sound powered phone from flight deck control aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is part of the forward deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting spring patrol. Essex, commanded by Capt. Troy Hart, is part of the forward deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is participating in Cobra Gold 2010, a co-sponsored U.S.-Thailand multinational exercise.