161101-N-FP535-073 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 1, 2016) Capt. Mark Melson, Commanding Officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), conducts an all hands call with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC 21) Sailors in the hangar bay. Makin Island, the flagship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. David Gardner/Released)