160322-N-ZZ999-104 SAN DIEGO (Mar. 22, 2016) (Left to right) Command Master Chief Larry Lynch, World War II Veteran Stuart Hedley, and Executive Officer Capt. Mark Melson listen as Master Chief Petty Officer (Retired) Kathleen A. Hansen speaks to the USS Makin Island (LHD 8) crew about her 30-year Navy career and the importance of women in today’s military during Women’s History Month observance in the ship’s hangar bay. The event is part of a month-long women’s history celebration aboard Makin Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant David Gardner/Released)