191101-N-LR905-2045 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 1, 2019) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Eckert stands watch in the pilot house aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is underway conducting routine operations in the eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob D. Bergh/Released)