210414-N-IV962-1024 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 14, 2021) – A Airbus H225 Super Puma helicopter conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) and the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations as part of a scheduled deployment to the region. As the Navy’s largest forward-deployed fleet, 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and prot


210414-N-IV962-1024 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 14, 2021) – A Airbus H225 Super Puma helicopter conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) and the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations as part of a scheduled deployment to the region. As the Navy’s largest forward-deployed fleet, 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific Region.


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