191107-N-LD903-2203 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2019) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Ja’Juan Mangual directs an AH-1Z Viper helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 during takeoff from the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is conducting routine operations in the eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ethan Jaymes Morrow/Released)