22 December 2020 USS Makin Island ARG/15th MEU arrives off Somali Coast INDIAN OCEAN -- The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived off the coast of Somalia as part of the Joint Forces Maritime Component Command for Joint Task Force - Quartz, Dec. 21.JTF-Quartz is responsible for the repositioning of U.S. forces within...
22 December 2020 JTF-Quartz Weapon System – USS Makin Island (LHD 8) The USS Makin Island (LHD 8) conducts maritime operation off the coast of Somalia under Joint Task Force – Quartz in support of Operation Octave Quartz Dec. 22. The mission of OOQ is to reposition U.S. Department of Defense personnel from Somalia to other locations in East Africa.Amphibious...