Amphibious assault vehicles prepare to depart the well
Amphibious assault vehicles prepare to depart the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans. New Orleans, along with Marines embarked from the 11th Marine Expeditionary U... More
A MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter
A MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 carries cargo from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Islan... More
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 departs the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) with humvees and amphibious assault vehicles. Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned... More
U.S. sailors and U.S. Marines demonstrate a crash and
U.S. sailors and U.S. Marines demonstrate a crash and salvage drill for friends and family on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) under way in the Pacific Ocean June 15, ... More
160301-N-EW332-043 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 1, 2016) –
160301-N-EW332-043 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 1, 2016) – USS Makin Island (LHD 8) Sailors conduct a f0oreign object debris (FOD) walkdown of the ship’s flight deck prior to flight quarters. Makin Island is conducting... More
Fun boss Kristen Venoy reads off a list of participants
Fun boss Kristen Venoy reads off a list of participants in an MWR-sponsored video game tournament on the mess decks of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) for tiger cruise participants and thei... More
USS Makin Island action
Sgt. Seiya Fukushima, scout swimmer with intelligence platoon, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment, carries an engine over three landing crafts parked in the well deck of USS Maki... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Elda Rodriguez-Perez, hospital
Petty Officer 2nd Class Elda Rodriguez-Perez, hospital corpsman, and Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Gregg, hospital corpsman, diagnose a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill aboard the amphibious as... More
Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin
Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island stand in formation during a commemoration ceremony in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Makin Island... More
Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Xiao Luo plays bingo
Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Xiao Luo plays bingo on the mess decks of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expediti... More
Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit play video games during an MWR-sponsored video game tournament on the mess decks of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) for tiger cruise p... More
Seaman David Davenport reads off numbers during a bingo
Seaman David Davenport reads off numbers during a bingo broadcast aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expediti... More
A Marine assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary
A Marine assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fast-ropes from the back of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, assigned to the Red Dragons of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 268 Reinforced, aboard t... More
Members of the rifle detail from the 11th Marine
Members of the rifle detail from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire a rifle volley aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack ... More
U.S. Navy Damage Controlman 2nd Class Joseph Branson
U.S. Navy Damage Controlman 2nd Class Joseph Branson informs a tiger cruise participant the damage control capabilities of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) in the hangar bay aboard the ship ... More
USS Makin Island action
An AV-8B Harrier assigned to the Black Sheep of Marine Attack Squadron 214, front, prepares for takeoff as another lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. Makin Island is conducting AV-8 oper... More
Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are briefed before beginning a fast-rope exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11... More
151124-N-UT455-005 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 11, 2015) – The
151124-N-UT455-005 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 11, 2015) – The pilot house aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) was renovated to be more streamlined and ergonomic for the crew during the ship’s phase... More
A sailor directs a truck onto a landing craft air cushion
A sailor directs a truck onto a landing craft air cushion in the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during an equipment offload. Makin Island and Marines assigned to the 11th Mari... More
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 departs the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) with an M1 A1 Abrams main battle tank. Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the... More
Sailors and Marines of the Makin Island Amphibious
Sailors and Marines of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group color guard present the colors at a commemoration ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island in honor of the 70th anniversary of ... More
Seaman Alexandria Greeterman, hospital corpsman, and
Seaman Alexandria Greeterman, hospital corpsman, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Renee Brown, hospital corpsman, examine a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Maki... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chas Moreau shows a tiger cruise
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Chas Moreau shows a tiger cruise participant the control console inside the cockpit of an AV-8B Harrier II aircraft on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island ... More
Sailors and Marines assist soldiers from the Japan
Sailors and Marines assist soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment, in launching rigid-hull inflatable boats from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin... More
Marine Chief Warrant Officer James Stalnaker observes
Marine Chief Warrant Officer James Stalnaker observes a landing craft air cushion exiting the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Ma... More
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force,
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment launch rigid-hull inflatable boats from the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. Marines and Japanese sold... More
An U.S. sailor teaches tiger cruise participants how
An U.S. sailor teaches tiger cruise participants how to handle a charged fire hose during a damage control demonstration aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) under way in the Pacific Ocea... More
Sailors and Marines walk on the flight deck of the
Sailors and Marines walk on the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) as they prepare to man the rails. Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine ... More
A landing craft, air cushioned exits the well deck
A landing craft, air cushioned exits the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. Makin Island is the flagship for Amphibious Squadron 5 and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and is underway ... More
Sailors and Marines wait in the hangar bay of the amphibious
Sailors and Marines wait in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) as they prepare to depart the ship. Makin Island and Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are... More
Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class Henry Escoto conducts
Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class Henry Escoto conducts maintenance on the propeller of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault sh... More
Tiger cruise participant Ethan Wilkanson plays video
Tiger cruise participant Ethan Wilkanson plays video games with Col. Michael Hudson, commanding officer of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, during an MWR-sponsored video game tournament on the mess decks of ... More
Tiger cruise participants and their sponsors observe
Tiger cruise participants and their sponsors observe an AV-8B Harrier takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11... More
Sgt. Maj. Scott Pile, left, assigned to the 11th Marine
Sgt. Maj. Scott Pile, left, assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Master Chief Steven Alt, the command master chief of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island, participate in a wreath laying ... More
Chief Boatswain's Mate Andre Amos relays information
Chief Boatswain's Mate Andre Amos relays information to a landing craft air cushion from well deck debark control aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island and Marines assigned t... More
Damage Controlman 2nd Class Roberto Lopez explains
Damage Controlman 2nd Class Roberto Lopez explains to a tiger cruise participant how to create an air tight seal on a mask in the hangar bay of multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Mak... More
U.S. sailors demonstrate how to handle a charged fire
U.S. sailors demonstrate how to handle a charged fire hose to tiger cruise participants during a damage control demonstration aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) under way in the Pacific... More
Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class Henry Escoto conducts
Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class Henry Escoto conducts maintenance on the propeller of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault sh... More
Tiger cruise participant Eric Hinostroza plays video
Tiger cruise participant Eric Hinostroza plays video games, as his brother Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Fernando Hinostroza observes, during an MWR-sponsored video game tournament on the mess ... More
Lt. Cmdr Adolfo Granado, senior medical officer aboard
Lt. Cmdr Adolfo Granado, senior medical officer aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), and Cdr. Hermann Gonzalez, senior medical officer assigned to 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, cut a c... More
Refrigerator mechanic Cpl. Robert Carabis marks numbers
Refrigerator mechanic Cpl. Robert Carabis marks numbers on bingo cards aboard USS Makin Island here Oct. 9. Carabis, 25, hails from Troy, N.Y., and serves with Combat Logistics Battalion 11. The battalion is th... More
A landing craft air cushion approaches the well deck
A landing craft air cushion approaches the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans. New Orleans and embarked Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conduct... More
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 departs the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) with humvees and amphibious assault vehicles. Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned... More
Amphibious assault vehicles depart the well deck of
Amphibious assault vehicles depart the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans. New Orleans and embarked Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting ... More
U.S. sailors and U.S. Marines, along with friends and
U.S. sailors and U.S. Marines, along with friends and family watch a crash and salvage drill on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) under way in the Pacific Ocean June 15... More
160301-N-UT455-127 PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 1, 2016) – Airman
160301-N-UT455-127 PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 1, 2016) – Airman Christina Kozierowski from Huntsville, Ala., uses a magnet broom during a foreign object debris (FOD) walk-down on USS Makin Island’s (LHD 8) flight deck... More
U.S. sailors and U.S. Marines, along with friends and
U.S. sailors and U.S. Marines, along with friends and family perform a foreign object damage walk down on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) under way in the Pacific Oce... More
Sailors and Marines walk on the flight deck of the
Sailors and Marines walk on the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) as they prepare to man the rails. Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine ... More
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force,
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment, approach the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island in rigid-hull inflatable boats. Marines and Japanese sol... More
An amphibious assault vehicle departs the well deck
An amphibious assault vehicle departs the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans. New Orleans and embarked Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducti... More
U.S. sailors and U.S. Marines demonstrate a crash and
U.S. sailors and U.S. Marines demonstrate a crash and salvage drill for friends and family on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) under way in the Pacific Ocean June 15, ... More
U.S. sailors attach a hook to an AV-8B Harrier II aircraft
U.S. sailors attach a hook to an AV-8B Harrier II aircraft while performing a crash and salvage drill for friends and family on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) under ... More
U.S. Navy Operations Specialist 2nd Class Beau Barfield
U.S. Navy Operations Specialist 2nd Class Beau Barfield shows a tiger cruise participant how a Navy firefighting thermal imager works in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8... More
Tiger cruise participants view flight operations from
Tiger cruise participants view flight operations from the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expediti... More
Brenda Zapf, a tiger cruise participant, pins her daughter
Brenda Zapf, a tiger cruise participant, pins her daughter Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Anya Zapf with her Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist breast insignia in the medical ward aboard the amphibious assault s... More
Hospital Corpsman 2 nd Class Krystal Way recites the
Hospital Corpsman 2 nd Class Krystal Way recites the corpsman oath in the medical ward aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), during a ceremony to commemorate the Hospital Corps 114th Birt... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles Carroll, hospital corpsman,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles Carroll, hospital corpsman, from St. Clair Shores, Mich., studies in-rate material for the upcoming Navy-wide advancement exam aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island... More
Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Ryan Renneker grinds
Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Ryan Renneker grinds a blank flange for a seawater cooler on one of the diesel engines of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island and embarked Mari... More
Landing support specialist Lance Cpl. Justin Cherry
Landing support specialist Lance Cpl. Justin Cherry plays bingo aboard USS Makin Island here Oct. 9. Cherry, 20, is from Magnolia, Ark., and serves with Combat Logistics Battalion 11. The battalion is the comba... More
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 departs the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) with an M1 A1 Abrams main battle tank. Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the... More
A sailor watches amphibious assault vehicles depart
A sailor watches amphibious assault vehicles depart the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans. New Orleans and embarked Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Uni... More
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Attikal, assigned to the 11th Marine
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Attikal, assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs maintenance on the cockpit of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin... More
Sailors and Marines play bingo in the Carlson Cafe
Sailors and Marines play bingo in the Carlson Cafe aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are ... More
A tiger cruise participant uses a sound-powered telephone
A tiger cruise participant uses a sound-powered telephone to communicate with his sponsor in the hangar bay of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island and embarked Marine... More
Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 3rd Class Mark
Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 3rd Class Mark Dinglasan plays bingo on the mess decks of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the... More
Tiger cruise participants and their sailor and Marine
Tiger cruise participants and their sailor and Marine sponsors take part in an MWR-sponsored video game tournament on the mess decks of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island and emb... More