Makin Island Bridge Watch Standing [Image 56 of 97]

JAVA SEA

12.30.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kendra Helmbrecht 

USS Makin Island (LHD 8)

221230-N-VS068-1108

JAVA SEA (Dec. 30, 2022) – Ensign Nathan Egli looks through an alidade during a navigation watch in the bridge aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Dec. 30, 2022. Sailors stand lookout watches to maintain a continuous watch of the sea and report any kind of hazard that can cause harm to the ship. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet with the embarked 13th MEU. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kendra Helmbrecht)

• Date Taken: 12.30.2022
• Date Posted: 01.12.2023 01:07
• Photo ID: 7585072
• VIRIN: 221230-N-VS068-1108
• Resolution: 5413x3866
• Size: 412.44 KB
• Location: JAVA SEA