ACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 1, 2016) Seaman Alex Pierce, from Walker, Iowa, stabilizes the neck of a simulated casualty during a medical drill in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island, the flagship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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