Makin Island ARG, 15th MEU Quietly Begin Deployment
By: Sam LaGrone
November 23, 2020 4:04 PM
Sailors and Marines aboard three amphibious warships operating off the coast of Hawaii are now officially ready for national tasking after months of training and quarantine, two defense officials confirmed to USNI News on Monday.
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit completed their graduation exercise off Hawaii last week ahead of the final certification for the ARG/MEU and were officially deployed as of Friday.
USS Makin Island (LHD-8), USS San Diego (LPD-22) and USS Somerset (LPD-25) departed the West Coast in October to complete the last set of exercises ahead of the deployment with the MEU embarked.
U.S. Pacific Fleet has kept details of the deployment sparse since the Makin Island ARG left for its final set of trials.
https://news.usni.org/2020/11/23/makin-island-arg-15th-meu-quietly-begin-deployment
