USS Makin Island (LHD 8)

130122-N-NJ927-006 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 22, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler 3rd Class Ma Fuerte, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), reads a biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to students at Oaks Park Elementary School during a community outreach program. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Princess L. Brown/Released)

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130116-N-GL340-071 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 16, 2013) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) simulate fighting a flight deck fire while training at the Center for Naval Engineering Firefighting School at Naval Base San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Feddersen/Released)

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121023-N-FH966-038 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2012) A lighter amphibious resupply cargo (LARC) vehicle assigned to Beach Master Unit (BMU) 1 at Naval Base Coronado approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is conducting routine operations off the coast of California. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David McKee/Released)

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121017-N-CD336-020 PACIFIC OCEAN (OCT. 17, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter prepares to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Oscar Espinoza/Released)

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121017-N-FH966-032 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 17, 2012) Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1648, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1, departs the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during an ammunition transfer with the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David McKee/Released)

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121017-N-FH966-031 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 17, 2012) Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1648, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1, departs the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during an ammunition transfer with the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David McKee/Released)

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121015-N-QP351-298 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 15, 2012) Two MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 stationed at Naval Air Station North Island transfer cargo from the amphibious assault ship Makin Island (LHD 8) to the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class J. Michael Schwartz/Released)

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121015-N-CD336-688 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 15, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 stationed at Naval Air Station North Island departs the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Oscar Espinoza/Released)

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121015-N-YT996-177 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 15, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Black Jacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 prepares to lift crates of ammunition from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Matthew Hill/Released)

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121015-N-JO908-142 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct 15. 2012) Sailors move away as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Black Jacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 prepares to lift ordnance crates from the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kory Alsberry/Released)

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121015-N-JO908-075 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct 15. 2012) Sailors pull supply harnesses across the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during a weapon transfer with the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kory Alsberry/Released)

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121015-N-JO908-050 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct 15. 2012) Sailors prepare crates of ordnance on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) in preparation for an exchange with the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kory Alsberry/Released)

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121015-N-JO908-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct 15. 2012) Sailors prepare ordnance on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) in preparation for an exchange with the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kory Alsberry/Released)

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121009-N-PB383-367 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 9, 2012) Sailors and Marines man the rails of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) as the ship leaves San Francisco at the conclusion of San Francisco Fleet Week 2012. San Francisco Fleet Week was scheduled from Oct. 3-8 and brought more than 2,500 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from four ships to the city of San Francisco in order to highlight the personnel, technology and capabilities of the sea services. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dominique Pineiro/Released)

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121009-N-SK590-269 SAN FRANCISCO BAY (Oct. 9, 2012) Sailors and Marines man the rails of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) as the ship passes under the San Francisco Bay Bridge at the end of San Francisco Fleet Week 2012. San Francisco Fleet Week was held Oct. 3-8 and brought more than 2,500 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from four ships to San Francisco to highlight the personnel, technology and capabilities of the sea services. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tim D. Godbee/Released)

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121009-N-FH966-079 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 9, 2012) An Army MH-47G Chinook medium assault helicopter assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., conducts deck landing qualifications aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) following the ship's visit for San Francisco Fleet Week 2012. This is the first time Makin Island has conducted flight operations with Army Chinooks. The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David McKee/Released)

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