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USS Makin Island (LHD 8) sits moored to the pier at U.S. Naval Base Guam for a regular scheduled port visit on May 14, 2023. US Navy Photo. When the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group returns ...
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USS Makin Island (LHD-8) leaves San Diego Harbor on Nov. 9, 2022 for an Indo-Pacific deployment. Photo via San Diego Web Cam used with permission.
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit returned to San Diego this week after a seven-month deployment in the Pacific and Indian oceans.
Makin-Island News: NASSCO Awarded USS Makin Island (LHD 8) Repair Job, Hawaii Regional Maintenance Center Completes Emergent Repair On USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Sunday, April 13, 2025.
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group returned to Naval Base San Diego Monday after a seven-month deployment to the Pacific, Middle East and the Horn of Africa. A very large group ...
The San Diego-based USS Makin Island was in San Francisco last week for that city's Fleet Week. While there, several members of the crew took part in a clean-up of the infamous Alcatraz prison.
The USS Makin Island, USS San Diego and USS Somerset arrived off Camp Pendleton on Friday to disembark elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and will then return to Naval Base San Diego.
Three ships, the USS Makin Island, the USS Anchorage, and the USS John P. Murtha, returned to a large crowd of family and friends Thursday. They're part of the USS Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.