A FULL DAY ON THE FLIGHT DECK

Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, run carrier qualifications aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8) during routine training. The 13th MEU and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group are underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, building combined Navy-Marine Corps readiness. Recorded off the coast of California. Original operational audio. No narration, no music.