PACIFIC OCEAN (July 10, 2022) A Phalanx close-in weapons system fires during a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), July 10, 2022. The Navy trains, certifies, and deploys combat ready naval forces to face a full range of missions from humanitarian and peacekeeping operations to ballistic missile defense around the globe. Makin Island is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eloise A. Johnson)