USS Makin Island (LHD-8)
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uss-makin-island-lhd-8-169-6254210
title:
USS Makin Island (LHD-8)
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USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Makin Island, target of the Marine Raiders' Makin Island raid early on in the United States' involvement in World War II. Makin Island's task is to embark, deploy, and land elements of a Marine Corps landing force in an amphibious assault by helicopters, landing craft, and amphibious vehicles. The secondary or convertible mission for Makin Island is sea control and power p
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US Navy amphibious assault ship
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Makin_Island_(LHD-8)
date created:
2005-02-10T02:12:33Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T09:57:16Z
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