The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.
Parachute rigger Cpl. Anthony Santos packs a low-velocity
Parachute rigger Cpl. Anthony Santos packs a low-velocity cargo parachute aboard USS Makin Island here Nov. 30. Santos, 25, who hails from Providence, R.I., serves with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground co... More
Sgt. Maj. Scott T. Pile flies aboard a CH-53E Super
Sgt. Maj. Scott T. Pile flies aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) here Dec. 2. The squadron is the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Un... More
Ordnance technician Cpl. Christopher Fehlman prepares
Ordnance technician Cpl. Christopher Fehlman prepares to load an advanced medium range air-to-air missile onto an AV-8B Harrier aboard USS Makin Island here Dec. 8. Fehlman, 21, who hails from Las Vegas, serves... More
Military policeman Cpl. Justin E. Rowe teaches Marines
Military policeman Cpl. Justin E. Rowe teaches Marines how to search a detainee during a class here Dec. 15. Rowe, 23, who hails from Sacramento, Calif., serves with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which provide... More
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.
Cpl. Christopher Collins provides security aboard USS
Cpl. Christopher Collins provides security aboard USS Makin Island Jan. 5 during a casualty-evacuation drill. Collins, 22, serves as a point man with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for th... More
A reconnaissance Marine provides security as a CH-53E
A reconnaissance Marine provides security as a CH-53E Super Stallion, with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), takes off here Jan. 13. The Marine serves with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the grou... More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a motorized training patrol here Jan. 27. The team serves as the ground combat element for the unit, which is currently pr... More
Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Johnson sights in on an M240B medium
Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Johnson sights in on an M240B medium machine gun aboard USS Makin Island here Feb. 22 during a live-fire exercise. Johnson serves with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1. The team se... More
Tank crewman Cpl. David Wilhelm directs a tank aboard
Tank crewman Cpl. David Wilhelm directs a tank aboard USS Makin Island here March 20. Wilhelm serves with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit i... More
The unit is as part of the Makin Island Amphibious
The unit is as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooper... More
Marines prepare for live-fire exercise
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater securi... More
The unit is part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready
The unit is part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperati... More
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime sec... More
11th MEU Omani visit - Defense imagery management operations center
U.S. Navy Lt. Greg Flores, third from left, gives Omani service members a tour of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The 11th MEU is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, a... More
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater securi... More
Reconnaissance Marines with Battalion Landing Team
Reconnaissance Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 prepare inflatable boats aboard USS Makin Island here April 4 before conducting shoreline reconnaissance. The team serves as the ground combat element for ... More
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater securi... More
Staff Sgt. Ferdinand Villas stretches before participating
Staff Sgt. Ferdinand Villas stretches before participating in a half marathon aboard USS Makin Island here April 7. The 34-year-old Gilbert, Ariz., native serves as an aircraft mechanic with Marine Medium Helic... More
Lance Cpl. Vincent Castro performs a song aboard USS
Lance Cpl. Vincent Castro performs a song aboard USS Makin Island here April 14 during a talent contest. Castro serves as an airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviati... More
Sgt. Jeff Draney waits to board a CH-46E Sea Knight
Sgt. Jeff Draney waits to board a CH-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) aboard USS Makin Island here April 16. The 26-year-old serves with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the gro... More
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime sec... More
Marine maintains weapon aboard USS Makin Island
Lance Cpl. Kevin Brown cleans an M240B medium machine gun here April 17. The 20-year-old Jarrell, Texas, native serves as an anti-tank missileman with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for t... More
Marine maintains vehicle
Cpl. Bret Emory sands a vehicle door here April 20. The 21-year-old Carlsbad, Calif., native serves as a vehicle commander with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expediti... More
MEU recon trains ashore
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime sec... More
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit drives
A Marine with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit drives a light armored vehicle here, April 23. The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, currently a U.S. Central Command theater ... More
Navy hovercraft with Assault Craft Unit 5 carrying
Navy hovercraft with Assault Craft Unit 5 carrying 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit equipment prepare to return to USS Makin Island here, April 19. The units are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Re... More
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime sec... More
Marines with Weapons Company practice small-arms firing
Marines with Weapons Company practice small-arms firing techniques aboard USS Makin Island here My 11. The company is one of three rifle companies in Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for th... More
Marines, sailors resupplied at sea
Sailors aboard USNS Washington Chambers, center, send fuel and supplies to Marines and sailors embarked aboard USS Pearl Harbor, left, and USS Makin Island, right, here May 13. The service members serve with th... More
Cpl. Cesar Vasquez maintains a CH-46E Sea Knight aboard
Cpl. Cesar Vasquez maintains a CH-46E Sea Knight aboard USS Makin Island here May 30. The 30-year-old is from Gastonia, N.C., and serves as a airframer with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), t... More
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.
Parachute riggers Cpls. Jordan Shemanski and Anthony
Parachute riggers Cpls. Jordan Shemanski and Anthony Santos inspect a low-velocity cargo parachute aboard USS Makin Island here Nov. 30. Santos, 25, who hails from Providence, R.I., serves with Battalion Landin... More
Crew chief Staff Sgt. Eric Guevara prepares to fire
Crew chief Staff Sgt. Eric Guevara prepares to fire an M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) during a live-fire exercise here Dec.... More
Ordnance technicians with Marine Medium Helicopter
Ordnance technicians with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) prepare to load an advanced medium range air-to-air missile onto an AV-8B Harrier aboard USS Makin Island here Dec. 8. The squadron s... More
Cpl. Bryan Wiggins provides security as a Marine searches
Cpl. Bryan Wiggins provides security as a Marine searches a simulated detainee during detainee handling class here Dec. 15. Wiggins, 23, who hails from Wildomar, Calif., serves as a team leader with the Light A... More
Marines and sailors assigned to the 11th Marine
Marines and sailors assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a live-fire exercise. The 11th MEU is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of the Makin Island Amphibi... More
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.
Reconnaissance Marine Sgt. Richard Eldemire calls in
Reconnaissance Marine Sgt. Richard Eldemire calls in a CH-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) aboard USS Makin Island Jan. 5 during a casualty-evacuation drill. Eldemire, 31, ... More
A reconnaissance Marine provides security here Jan.
A reconnaissance Marine provides security here Jan. 13 during an exercise. The Marine serves with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit is curren... More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in a motorized training patrol here Jan. 27. The team serves as the ground combat element for the unit, which is currently pr... More
Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Johnson and Lance Cpl. Andrew Baumgartner
Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Johnson and Lance Cpl. Andrew Baumgartner prepare an M240B medium machine gun aboard USS Makin Island here Feb. 22 during a live-fire exercise. Johnson and Baumgartner serve with Weapons Comp... More
Cargo Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Beyer chains down a
Cargo Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Beyer chains down a tank with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard USS Makin Island here March 20. The unit is depl... More
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater securi... More
The unit is part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready
The unit is part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperati... More
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime sec... More
Reconnaissance Marine Sgt. Tommy Gill prepares equipment
Reconnaissance Marine Sgt. Tommy Gill prepares equipment aboard USS Makin Island here April 4 before conducting shoreline reconnaissance. Gill serves as a team leader with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground... More
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater securi... More
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater securi... More
Marines pose for a photo before participating in a
Marines pose for a photo before participating in a half marathon aboard USS Makin Island here April 7. The Marines serve with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's command element. The unit is deployed as part o... More
Staff Sgt. Joshua Elliot grills chicken aboard USS
Staff Sgt. Joshua Elliot grills chicken aboard USS Makin Island here April 14. Elliot serves as fires chief for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's command element. The unit is deployed as part of the Makin I... More
Cpl. Daniel Weak watches CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters
Cpl. Daniel Weak watches CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters prepare for takeoff aboard USS Makin Island here April 16. The 21-year-old serves with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and handles cargo and assists pas... More
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime sec... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare vehicles here, April 23. The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, currently a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. ... More
A vehicle with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is
A vehicle with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is loaded onto a Navy hovercraft with Assault Craft Unit 5 here, April 23. The units are deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, currently ... More
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime sec... More
A reconnaissance Marine with Battalion Landing Team
A reconnaissance Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 rappels from a UH-1Y Huey flown by pilots with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) onto USS Makin Island's flight deck here, May 6. The lan... More
Cpl. Zachary Hinna participates in live-fire training
Cpl. Zachary Hinna participates in live-fire training here May 11. Hinna serves with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked USS Makin Is... More
Cpl. Seth Harding maintains a latch on an MiA1 Abrams
Cpl. Seth Harding maintains a latch on an MiA1 Abrams tank aboard USS Makin Island here May 30. The 23-yearl-old hails from Fred, Texas, and serves as a gunner with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat... More
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.
Crew chief Staff Sgt. Eric Guevara fires an M2 .50-caliber
Crew chief Staff Sgt. Eric Guevara fires an M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) during a live-fire exercise here Dec. 2. The squ... More
Infantryman Lance Cpl. Samuel Diaz-Ramos participates
Infantryman Lance Cpl. Samuel Diaz-Ramos participates in a live-fire exercise aboard USS Makin Island here Dec. 6. Diaz-Ramos, 19, who hails from Harbor City, Calif., serves with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the... More
Ordnance technician Cpl. Michael Rubio loads an advanced
Ordnance technician Cpl. Michael Rubio loads an advanced medium range air-to-air missile onto an AV-8B Harrier aboard USS Makin Island here Dec. 8. Rubio, 20, who hails from Phoenix, serves with Marine Medium H... More
Wrecker operator Sgt. Spencer C. Roberg practices reloading
Wrecker operator Sgt. Spencer C. Roberg practices reloading his weapon here Dec. 15 during combat marksmanship course. Roberg, 26, who hails from Spokane, Wash., serves with Combat Logistics Battalion 11, which... More
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.
Cpl. Ryan Finn, left, and Cpl. Peter Matlock, right,
Cpl. Ryan Finn, left, and Cpl. Peter Matlock, right, provide aid for a simulated patient aboard a CH-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) Jan. 5 during a casualty-evacuation dr... More
Sgt. Christopher Grossman participates in a live-fire
Sgt. Christopher Grossman participates in a live-fire exercise here Jan. 14. Grossman serves as a reconnaissance Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditiona... More
Lance Cpl. Patrick Donovan and Lance Cpl. Matt Behrens
Lance Cpl. Patrick Donovan and Lance Cpl. Matt Behrens prepare an M240B medium machine gun aboard USS Makin Island here Feb. 22 during a live-fire exercise. Donovan and Behrens serve with Weapons Company, Batta... More
Cargo Marine Cpl. Robert Jones directs a tank with
Cargo Marine Cpl. Robert Jones directs a tank with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard USS Makin Island here March 20. The unit is deployed as pa... More
The unit is part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready
The unit is part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperati... More
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime sec... More
Reconnaissance Marine Capt. Brendan Mahoney briefs
Reconnaissance Marine Capt. Brendan Mahoney briefs his Marines aboard USS Makin Island before conducting a shoreline reconnaissance here April 4. Mahoney serves as a platoon commander with Battalion Landing Tea... More
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater securi... More
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater securi... More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors aboard USS Makin Island begin a half marathon aboard the ship here April 7. The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, a... More
Capt. Kyle Wilt swings a driver aboard USS Makin Island
Capt. Kyle Wilt swings a driver aboard USS Makin Island here April 14. Wilt serves as a pilot with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditiona... More
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime sec... More
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime sec... More
A reconnaissance Marine with Battalion Landing Team
A reconnaissance Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 rappels from a UH-1Y Huey flown by pilots with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) onto USS Makin Island's flight deck here, May 6. The lan... More
Cpl. Ryn Deleon participates in live-fire training
Cpl. Ryn Deleon participates in live-fire training here May 11. The 22-year-old Sweeny, Texas, native serves as a light armored vehicle crewman with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element with th... More
Crew chief Lance Cpl. David Pyer fires an M2 .50-caliber
Crew chief Lance Cpl. David Pyer fires an M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun from a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) during a live-fire exercise here Dec. 2. The squad... More
Rifleman Lance Cpl. Corey Wilson participates in a
Rifleman Lance Cpl. Corey Wilson participates in a live-fire exercise aboard USS Makin Island here Dec. 6. Wilson, 20, who hails from Spray, Ore., serves with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat eleme... More
Ordnance technicians with Marine Medium Helicopter
Ordnance technicians with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) load an advanced medium-range air-to-air missile onto an AV-8B Harrier aboard USS Makin Island here Dec. 8. The squadron serves as th... More
Lance Cpl. Eric W. Lunau practices reloading his weapon
Lance Cpl. Eric W. Lunau practices reloading his weapon here Dec. 15 during a combat marksmanship course. Lunau, 24, who hails from Redding, Calif., serves as an expeditionary airfield system technician with Ma... More
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans
The unit embarked USS Makin Island, USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14 beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions.
Cpl. Ryan Finn provides aid for a simulated patient
Cpl. Ryan Finn provides aid for a simulated patient aboard a CH-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) Jan. 5 during a casualty-evacuation drill. Finn, 24, who hails from Prague,... More
Gunnery Sgt. Lawrence T. O’Connor loads rounds into
Gunnery Sgt. Lawrence T. O’Connor loads rounds into a magazine here Jan. 14 during a nighttime live-fire exercise. O’Connor serves as a reconnaissance Marine and platoon sergeant with Battalion Landing Team 3/1... More
Lance Cpl. Kevin Curnutt fires an M240B medium machine
Lance Cpl. Kevin Curnutt fires an M240B medium machine gun aboard USS Makin Island here Feb. 22 during a live-fire exercise. Curnutt, 21, who hails from Pomeroy, Wash., serves with Weapons Company, Battalion La... More
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault
The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime sec... More
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater securi... More
Reconnaissance Marines with Battalion Landing Team
Reconnaissance Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/1 move an inflatable boat aboard USS Makin Island here April 4. The team serves as the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit... More
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious
The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater securi... More
Gunnery Sgt. Darin Wink celebrates while running a
Gunnery Sgt. Darin Wink celebrates while running a half marathon aboard USS Makin Island here April 7. Wink serves with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's command element. The unit is deployed as part of the ... More
Lance Cpl. Vincent Castro performs a song aboard USS
Lance Cpl. Vincent Castro performs a song aboard USS Makin Island here April 14 during a talent contest. Castro serves as an airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviati... More