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    Makin Island Straits Transit

    INDIAN OCEAN, INDIAN OCEAN

    12.14.2022

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eloise Johnson 

    USS Makin Island (LHD 8)

    INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 14, 2022) – Lance Cpl. Abraham Rosenthal, rifleman, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), stands an armed watch during a straits transit aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Dec. 14, 2022. Marines are required to stand armed watches alongside naval counterparts as an integrated ship’s self-defense force. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the embarked 13th MEU to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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    Date Taken: 12.14.2022
    Date Posted: 12.19.2022 19:26
    Photo ID: 7562366
    VIRIN: 221214-N-XK047-1081
    Resolution: 6460x3474
    Size: 989.3 KB
    Location: INDIAN OCEAN, INDIAN OCEAN

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