An MH-60S Knighthawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 (HSC-23) drops off cargo aboard the USS Makin Island flight deck as part of a re-supply during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the coast of San Diego, May 12, 2014. COMPTUEX is the second at-sea event in the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group joint predeployment training program, during which they will refine mission-related operations and blue-green communication. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Laura Y. Raga/RELEASED) USS Makin Island conducts re-supply 140512-M-HU038-176

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