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220629-N-NY430-1088 SAN DIEGO (June 29, 2022) – Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Hollie Williams speaks to junior surface warfare officers attending the Basic Division Officer Course (BDOC) during a tour aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). BDOC is a nine week course curriculum covering the basics of engineering, division officer fundamentals, damage control, and navigation seamanship for surface warfare officers (SWO). Makin Island is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher S. Haley)