Command Master Chief Steven Alt, left, and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) Sgt. Major Scott Pile participate in a wreath laying ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 07, 2011) Command Master Chief Steven Alt, left, and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) Sgt. Major Scott Pile participate in a wreath laying ceremony aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Makin Island, the Navy's newest amphibious assault ship and the only U.S. Navy ship with a hybrid electric propulsion system, is on its first operational deployment. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sarah Murphy) File# 111207-N-ZN781-033