PACIFIC OCEAN (October 22, 2016) â Chief Petty Officer Patrick Guillermo, from San Diego, directs an AV-8B Harrier, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island, the flagship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of the Navyâs maritime strategy in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Devin M. Langer)
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