Keywords: US Navy 110812-N-DX615-179 Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Nadezda Coe tightens the tail assembly of a GBU-38 joint direct attack munitions 500-poun.jpg en PACIFIC OCEAN Aug 12 2011 Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Nadezda Coe right from Wrightwood Calif and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Aaron Melia from Houston tighten the tail assembly of a GBU-38 joint direct attack munitions JDAM 500-pound bomb aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island LHD 8 The bomb assembly evolution marked the first time live ammunition had been assembled aboard Makin Island Makin Island is the flagship for Amphibious Squadron PHIBRON 5 and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit 11th MEU and is underway for PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training PMINT in preparation for the ship's first operational deployment U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alan Gragg/Released 2011-08-12 110812-N-DX615-179 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 105795 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alan Gragg PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Makin Island LHD-8 |