191202-N-TF178-1062 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2019) Chief Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Nick Startzman, left, instructs Fireman Jared Hossley on how to perform maintenance on the gas turbine engine 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 2nd Class Jeremy Laramore/Released)