USS Makin Island maiden deployment [Image 6 of 7]

SINGAPORE

12.22.2011

Photo by Alan Gragg 

U.S. Navy           

Cpl. Nate Fremstad, assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a gift to a boy at Singapore’s Child at Street 11 care center, where sailors and Marines from the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island took part in a community service project. With the 11th MEU embarked, Makin Island is on its maiden deployment conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of the Navy’s Maritime Strategy. Makin Island is the Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship and the only U.S. Navy ship with a hybrid electric propulsion system.

• Date Taken: 12.22.2011
• Date Posted: 01.04.2012 03:19
• Photo ID: 506074
• VIRIN: 111222-N-DX615-089
• Resolution: 2400x1801
• Size: 1.17 MB
• Location: SG