USS Makin Island maiden deployment [Image 7 of 7]

SINGAPORE

12.22.2011

Photo by Alan Gragg 

U.S. Navy           

Sgt. Benjamin Wooden, assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, colors with a boy at Singapore’s Child at Street 11 care center, where sailors and Marines from the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island interacted with children at the care center as part of a community service project. Makin Island is on its maiden deployment and 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: 506075
• VIRIN: 111222-N-DX615-107
• Resolution: 2400x1597
• Size: 1.17 MB
• Location: SG