SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 16, 2016) Seaman Caleb Lambert, from Modesto, Calif., directs a CH-53E Super Stallion as it launches from 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 with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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