221201-N-IV962-4028 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 1, 2022) – Culinary Specialist 3rd Class John Balbin cooks in the Chiefs Mess aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Dec. 1, 2022. Culinary Specialists operate and manage Navy messes, afloat and ashore, established to subsist Navy personnel, estimate quantities and types of food items required. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations
221201-N-IV962-4028 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 1, 2022) – Culinary Specialist 3rd Class John Balbin cooks in the Chiefs Mess aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Dec. 1, 2022. Culinary Specialists operate and manage Navy messes, afloat and ashore, established to subsist Navy personnel, estimate quantities and types of food items required. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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