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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2022) – Sailors, and Marines assigned to 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to participate in a 5K run in observance of the 80th anniversary of the Makin Island raid aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Aug. 16. The 5K run served to commemorate Makin Island’s historical raid, routing enemy forces, gaining valuable intelligence and earning its name in honor of Marine Raider Companies A and B, Second Raider Battalion on Japanese-held Makin Island, in the Gilbert Islands, Aug. 17-18, 1942. Makin Island, flagship of Amphibious Squadron (CPR) SEVEN, along with 13th MEU, is currently underway conducting integrated training in the U.S. 3rd fleet to prepare for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Eloise A. Johnson)
| Date Taken: | 08.15.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 08.17.2022 21:38 |
| Photo ID: | 7375414 |
| VIRIN: | 220816-N-XK047-1023 |
| Resolution: | 3074x1206 |
| Size: | 1.45 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 381 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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USS Makin Island Commemorates Namesake
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