(San Diego, April 2015) Newly advanced Senior Chief Electrician’s Mate Mark Marzella, (right) from Oneida shakes hands and receives a frocking letter from USS Makin Island (LHD 8) Commanding Officer Capt. Jon Rodgers, Humboldt, Tenn. during an awards at quarters ceremony held aboard the amphbious assault ship’s hangar bay.
Makin Island is at its homeport Naval Base San Diego in preparation to undergo a Phased Maintenance Availability (PMA). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lawrence Davis/Released)