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Java Sea Transit

The USS Makin Island participates in the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training/Marine Exercise Indonesia in the Java Sea, Dec. 18, 2022. The exercise promotes regional security cooperation, maintains and strengthens maritime partnerships and enhances maritime interoperability.

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