110815-N-DX615-014 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Charles Carroll, from St. Clair Shores, Mich., studies in-rate material for the upcoming Navy-wide advancement exam aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is the flagship for Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5 and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) and is underway for PHIBRON-MEU Integrated Training (PMINT) in preparation for the ship's first operational deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alan Gragg/Released)