120104-N-EK905-047
GULF OF ADEN (Jan. 4, 2012) Electrician’s Mate Fireman Emmett Brown trains as number one nozzleman during a general quarters drill in the hangar bay aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island, with embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU), is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Daniel J. Walls/Released)