Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dartanon Delagarza | USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) | 04.09.2021
While operating in the South China Sea, the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the Makin Island Amphibious Readiness Group joined forces to conduct Expeditionary Strike Force operations April 9, 2021. This operation presented a unique opportunity for father, Chief Warrant Officer Gilberto Cruz Jr., air boatswain aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8),......