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221219-N-XK047-1163 JAVA SEA (Dec. 19, 2022) – Fireman Kaden Banning welds a bracket aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Dec. 19, 2022. Hull Maintenance Technicians plan, supervise and perform tasks necessary for fabrication, installation, maintenance and repair of shipboard structures, plumbing, sewage and piping systems. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is on a regularly scheduled deployment with the 13th MEU in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eloise A. Johnson)