Makin Island’s seven months at sea in the Indo-Pacific allowed sailors and Marines ... that took elements of the ARG from Timor-Leste to South Korea, to Sri Lanka. “When you combine the ...

The San Diego-based USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Makin Island in the South China Sea in 2021. Navy photo China’s “aggressive behavior” in the South China Sea, including the use of water ...

The night of August 17, when the Marines landed on Makin Island, was dark and rainy ... Private James Hawkins of South Gate, Calif, has a fearsome red beard. He met eight Japs, killed three ...

The USS Makin Island amphibious assault ship conducted ... conduct of joint sails by the U.S. and Philippine Navies, in the South China Sea.” Both sides also discussed plans to conduct ...

One of the newest Chinese warships on Monday arrived in Vanuatu, an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, as China continued to expand its strategic footprint in the region. "China is ...