PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 18, 2021) Quartermaster 1st Class Danny Thatch performs a communications check aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) Oct. 18, 2021. Makin Island is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob D. Bergh)