PACIFIC OCEAN (April 20, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Randolph Waddy, right, from Live Oak, Fla., and 3rd Class Wesley Edwards, from Fort Smith, Ark., direct an SA-330J Puma helicopter to deliver supplies to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during a vertical replenishment with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4). Makin Island, the flagship for the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance amphibious capabi
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 20, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Randolph Waddy, right, from Live Oak, Fla., and 3rd Class Wesley Edwards, from Fort Smith, Ark., direct an SA-330J Puma helicopter to deliver supplies to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) during a vertical replenishment with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4). Makin Island, the flagship for the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance amphibious capability with regional partners and to serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.
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