Keywords: 111125-M-OO345-001 (6419413495).jpg U S Marine Corps Staff Sgt Caleb Thompson a crew chief watches a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 Reinforced as it starts up its engine aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island LHD 8 under way in the Pacific Ocean Nov 25 2011 The squadron is the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit which embarked USS Makin Island USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor is on a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific and Middle East regions DoD photo by Sgt Elyssa Quesada U S Marine Corps/Released https //www flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/6419413495/ 111125-M-OO345-001 2011-11-25 19 45 https //www flickr com/people/39955793 N07 U S Department of Defense Current Photos PD-USGov U S Department of Defense Current Photos https //flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/6419413495 2016-09-03 13 12 31 United States Government Work Sailors Amphibious forces United States Department of Defense |