SAN DIEGO (July 23, 2020) Marines with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) embark aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) at Naval Base San Diego, California. Marines and Sailors assigned to Makin Island are conducting training to increase Navy-Marine Corps interoperability in the eastern Pacific. 15th MEU consists of the Command Element; the Aviation Combat Element comprised of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164 (Reinforced); the Ground Combat Element comprised of Battalion Landing Team 1/4; and the Logistics Combat Element comprised of Combat Logistics Battalion 15. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Binion)