The ship's position was recorded at coordinates 32.59864, -117.68782 after leaving the United States' West Coast. The tracking identifies the repositioning of the naval asset from the Pacific theater to Middle Eastern waters.
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USS Makin Island Amphibious Ship Sails for Middle East from San Diego
Geopolitics19 days ago
The US Navy's amphibious assault ship LHD-8 was spotted by Sentinel-2 satellites on September 29 while traversing the Pacific Ocean. The vessel, identified as the USS Makin Island, departed San Diego and is moving toward the Middle East, according to analysis by the open-source monitor MoloWarMonitor.
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