Jun 16 2021

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Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Binion

ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 5, 2021) Marines assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th MEU board an MV-22 Osprey on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during a long-range raid training event, Feb. 5, 2021. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and 15th MEU provide numbered fleet and combatant commanders with a responsive, flexible and forward-deployed asset capable of maritime power projection, contingency operations and crisis response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Binion)

Jun 16 2021

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Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Binion

ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 5, 2021) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) prepare MV-22 Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit for takeoff during a long-range raid training event, Feb. 5, 2021. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and 15th MEU provide numbered fleet and combatant commanders with a responsive, flexible and forward-deployed asset capable of maritime power projection, contingency operations and crisis response. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Binion)

May 25 2021

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy Laramore

SAN DIEGO (May 23, 2021) Sailors man the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) as the ship returns to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, May 23, 2021. Makin Island, lead ship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, returned to Naval Base San Diego after a deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th Fleets where they served as a crisis-response force for combatant commanders in the Africa, Central and Indo-Pacific Commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy Laramore)

May 25 2021

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Ethan Morrow

SAN DIEGO (May 23, 2021) Sailors man the rails of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) as the ship returns to its homeport after a seventh-month deployment, May 23, 2021. Makin Island, lead ship of the Makin Island ARG, returned to Naval Base San Diego after a deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th Fleets where they served as a crisis-response force for combatant commanders in the Africa, Central and Indo-Pacific Commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ethan Jaymes Morrow)

May 25 2021

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Sperle

SAN DIEGO (May 23, 2021) Sailors and Marines of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group man the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) as the ship returnings to its homeport after a seventh-month deployment, May 23, 2021. Makin Island, lead ship of the Makin Island ARG, returned to Naval Base San Diego after a deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th Fleets where they served as a crisis-response force for combatant commanders in the Africa, Central and Indo-Pacific Commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Sperle)

May 24 2021

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Natalie Byers

SAN DIEGO (May 23, 2021) The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) returns to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego, May 23, 2021. Makin Island, lead ship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, returned to Naval Base San Diego after a deployment to U.S. 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th Fleets where they served as a crisis-response force for combatant commanders in the Africa, Central and Indo-Pacific Commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Natalie M. Byers)