220915-N-DP708-1262 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 15, 2022) – Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Jalea Simmons places an identification tag on ammunition during an ordnance handling evolution in the lower cargo ammunition magazine aboard amphibious assault ship board amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Sept. 15. Aviation Ordnancemen are responsible for the maintenance of guns, bombs, torpedoes, rockets, and missiles, and their duties include the stowing, issuing, and loading of munitions and small arms. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin
220915-N-DP708-1262 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 15, 2022) – Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Jalea Simmons places an identification tag on ammunition during an ordnance handling evolution in the lower cargo ammunition magazine aboard amphibious assault ship board amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Sept. 15. Aviation Ordnancemen are responsible for the maintenance of guns, bombs, torpedoes, rockets, and missiles, and their duties include the stowing, issuing, and loading of munitions and small arms. 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 integrated training operations with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the 3rd Fleet to prepare for an upcoming deployment.
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