Keywords: Makin Island ARG returns from deployment 150225-N-BD107-344.jpg en 150225-N-BD107-344 SAN DIEGO Feb 25 2015 Lt Niel Toohey the air mini-boss aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island LHD 8 part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group ARG and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit MEU which included nearly 4 500 Sailors and Marines speaks with reporters upon returning to their homeport of San Diego after a seven-month deployment to the U S 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations During the deployment the ARG transited nearly 35 000 nautical miles and conducted air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant ISIL U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Liam Kennedy/Released 2015-02-25 Petty Officer 3rd Class Liam Kennedy https //www dvidshub net/image/1786598 150225-N-BD107-344 2015-02-25 18 28 SAN DIEGO CA US 4 PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Makin Island LHD-8 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |