U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate Signals Landing Craft, Air Cushion 64

U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Ryan Brantley, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), left, supervises Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Angelica Ceja, also assigned to Makin Island, signal to Landing Craft, Air Cushion 64, attached to Assault Craft Unit 5, during well deck operations Aug. 20, 2026. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations to enhance their combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness and lethality. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Nathaniel Pineda)