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 ...

The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) departed Hong Kong April 11, following a scheduled port visit. The four-day visit allowed nearly 2,500 Sailors and Marines assigned to the ship and ...

With the recent first deployment of the USS Makin Island LHD-8 amphibious assault ship, the U.S. Navy is right on course for the development and employment of one of its most desired technologies: ...

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 ...

CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore (Dec. 12, 2011) Marines serving with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) prepare to depart the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) to begin a ...

The future USS Makin Island (LHD 8) successfully underwent Builder's Trials Dec. 13 in the Gulf of Mexico. The trials mark the first time this amphibious assault ship has gone to sea on its own power.