PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 6, 2020) The amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) participates in a simulated straits transit while underway with the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) amphibious ready group (ARG). Makin Island, homeported in San Diego, is conducting routine operations in the eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead)