Keywords: USS Makin Island returns to home port 150225-N-DH124-020.jpg en SAN DIEGO Feb 25 2015 - Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island LHD 8 returns to homeport Naval Base San Diego following a seven-month deployment to the U S 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations Feb 25 as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group ARG Deployed since July 25 the Makin Island ARG conducted a relocation of National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration researchers from Tropical Storm Iselle near Hawaii conducted air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ISIL in Iraq worked with British and Kuwaiti forces in Exercise Cougar Voyage 14 participated in Exercise Red Reef 15 with Saudi Arabian forces and performed Marine sustainment exercises in Kuwait and Djibouti U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rosalie Chang/ Released 2015-02-25 Rosalie Garcia https //www dvidshub net/image/1788463 150225-N-DH124-020 2015-02-26 17 18 SAN DIEGO CA US PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Base San Diego in the 2010s USS Makin Island LHD-8 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |