U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushioned 47, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, loaded with vehicles attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) 11, approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) in the Indian Ocean Dec. 30, 2011.
Makin Island and the 11th MEU were deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Claudia Palacios, U.S. Marine Corps (Released). Original public domain image from Flickr