USS Makin Island (LHD-8) Ship's Crest Vinyl Sticker

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USS Makin Island (LHD-8) Ship's Crest Vinyl StickerUSS Makin Island (LHD 8) is a Wasp class amphibious assault ship commissioned on 24 October 2009 at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Named for the Battle of Makin during World War II, where Marine Raiders struck a Japanese held atoll in August 1942, LHD 8 carries forward a legacy of bold amphibious action. She was the first LHD built with an all electric propulsion system, dramatically improving fuel efficiency. Homeported in San Diego, Makin Island supports

named for the same hero honored by her successor — Admiral Isaac C

participating in multiple large-scale exercises with allied forces including South Korea and Japan while demonstrating American resolve across the theater

Rhode Island carries the Trident II D5 ballistic missile and serves as a cornerstone of America's strategic nuclear deterrent

deploying to the Mediterranean with a crew that wore the country's name on their backs and meant every word of it

Flying the F/A-18E Super Hornet from NAS Lemoore

Homeported in Pearl Harbor

USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) deployed in 1981

VFA-154 Black Knights flew the F/A-18F Super Hornet from NAS Lemoore

USS Seattle (AOE-3) conducted her 1990-91 deployment as the United States mobilized for Operation Desert Shield and then Operation Desert Storm

the crew flew sorties

with Saratoga and her air wing providing the combat-ready presence that allies and adversaries alike watched closely

the 26th President of the United States and a celebrated Naval officer and advocate for American sea power

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