220710-N-XK047-1014 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 10, 2022) – A Phalanx close-in weapons system fires during a live-fire exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), July 10. The Navy trains, certifies, and deploys combat ready naval forces to face a full range of missions from humanitarian and peacekeeping operations to ballistic missile defense around the globe. Makin Island is currently underway conducting routine operations in 3rd Fleet. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eloise A. Johnson)

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