081210-N-3357M-005 GULF OF MEXICO (Dec. 10, 2008) The well deck of Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Makin Island (LHD 8) is flooded as Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Gulf Coast personnel open the stern gate during a five-day Builders Trial underway. 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) USS Makin Island (LHD-8) - well deck

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