081212-N-3357M-004 GULF OF MEXICO (Dec. 12, 2008) An F/A 18 aircraft approaches Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Makin Island (LHD 8) during a tactical air and navigation system test. The test, one of hundreds conducted on command, control, computers, communications, combat, and intelligence department equipment, is part of an underway five-day Builder’s Trial to test the ship at sea. Makin Island, scheduled for commissioning Oct. 24, 2009 in San Diego, will be the Navy’s eighth and final Wasp Class amphibious assault ship. ( Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist W. Scott Mishley/R
081212-N-3357M-004 GULF OF MEXICO (Dec. 12, 2008) An F/A 18 aircraft approaches Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Makin Island (LHD 8) during a tactical air and navigation system test. The test, one of hundreds conducted on command, control, computers, communications, combat, and intelligence department equipment, is part of an underway five-day Builder’s Trial to test the ship at sea. Makin Island, scheduled for commissioning Oct. 24, 2009 in San Diego, will be the Navy’s eighth and final Wasp Class amphibious assault ship. ( Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist W. Scott Mishley/Released) US Navy 081212-N-3357M-004 An F-A 18 aircraft approaches Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Makin Island (LHD 8) during a tactical air and navigation system test
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