Keywords: Defense.gov News Photo 090803-N-8878B-207.jpg en U S Navy sailors aboard the USS Makin Island LHD 8 render honors while manning the rails as the ship pulls into Rio de Janeiro Brazil on Aug 3 2009 The Makin Island departed Pascagoula Miss on July 10 and is circumnavigating South America via the Strait of Magellan to its new homeport of San Diego During its transit the ship is scheduled to make port visits in Chile and Peru to support U S Southern Command objectives for enhanced maritime security and to share methods and training that will build on U S and partner nations' interoperability and relationships The Makin Island is the Navy's last Wasp-class amphibious assault ship to be built and is scheduled to be commissioned in October 090803-N-8878B-207 http //www defense gov/photos/newsphoto aspx newsphotoid 11578 2009-08-03 en Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael C Barton U S Navy PD-USGov-Military Import by User Slick-o-bot/Defense gov News Photos Defense gov photos requiring renaming People of Brazil Taken with Nikon D200 Images from United States Navy to check USS Makin Island LHD-8 Photographs taken on 2009-08-03 |