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USS Makin Island
The USS Makin Island carries a crew of about 2,200 personnel, and 29 helicopters -- 27 belonging to the U.S. Marines, and 2 belonging to the Navy. It also carries 6 Harrier airplanes (AV-8Bs), which can take off and land on the 847-foot-long flight deck.
July 21, 2012 9:14 AM PDT
Photo by: U.S. Navy
| Caption by: Daniel Terdiman
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