San Diego shipyard General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for maintenance, modernization and repair of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) fiscal 2023 ...

General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, is awarded a $66,854,586 firm-fixed-price contract action for maintenance, modernization and repair of USS Makin Island (LHD 8) fiscal 2023 selected restricted ...

USS Makin Island (LHD-8) and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) transit the Strait of Hormuz, Feb. 8, 2021. US Navy Photo Amphibious warship USS Makin Island (LHD-8) , its Amphibious ...

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The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship LHD-8 USS Makin Island — the first U.S. Navy ship to deploy using a hybrid-electric propulsion system — completed a nine-day scheduled sea trial earlier this ...

SAN DIEGO — Hundreds of U.S. Navy Sailors and U.S. Marines returned home to San Diego after a seven-month deployment. Three ships, the USS Makin Island, the USS Anchorage, and the USS John P. Murtha, ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 15, 2020) – The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), embarked with U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Makin Island Amphibious Ready ...

Seaman Tyler Campbell, from Castlewood, Va., directs an aircraft in the Indian Ocean during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island, the flagship of ...

Loved ones await the arrival of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island Sunday at Naval Base San Diego. Photo credit: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Natalie M. Byers Ships in the Makin ...

MILLINGTON, Tenn. – An Old Bridge native serving aboard USS Makin Island, was recently meritoriously promoted in rank to petty officer second class. The Meritorious Advancement Program allows commands ...