161026-N-UT455-423 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Blake Kelly, from Twin Lake, Mich., assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), is lowered from an MH-60 Seahawk helicopter as he attempts to board the vessel of a missing Chinese mariner during a search and rescue operation in the western Pacific Ocean.  The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group is deployed with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of the Navy’s maritime strategy in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Larry S. Carlson/Released)
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<dd>DVIDS Tags: Makin Island; HSC 21; NMCS; DVIDS Bulk Import; Chinese mariner</dd></dl>
Petty Officer 1st Class Larry S. Carlson
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