USS MAKIN ISLAND LHD 8 |
Date |
Squadrons |
Battle Group |
Area of operations |
Operations/ Exercises |
Ports of call |
November 14, 2011 - June 22, 2012 |
HMM-268 Rein HMH-461 Det. HML/A-367 Det. VMA-214 Det. HSC-23 Det. |
LPD 18 LSD 52 |
Western Pacific Arabian Gulf |
Commando Sling Kilat Eagle |
Pearl Harbor, HI. (2) Apra Harbor, Guam Singapore Hidd, Bahrain Aqaba, Jordan Sepangar, Malaysia Hong Kong |
July 25, 2014 - February 25, 2015 |
VMM-163 Rein VMA-211 Det. HSC-23 Det. 2 |
LPD 22 LSD 45 |
Western Pacific Arabian Gulf |
MALUS AMPHEX 14 Inherent Resolve Cougar Voyage 15 |
Hong Kong Singapore (2) Duqm, Oman Pearl Harbor, HI. |
October 14, 2016 - May 15, 2017 |
VMM-163 Rein HML/A-369 Det. VMA-311 Det. HSC-21 Det. |
LPD 25 LSD 45 |
Western Pacific Arabian Gulf |
Tiger Strike 16 Alligator Dagger |
Singapore Manama, Bahrain Jebel Ali, U.A.E. Hong Kong Pearl Harbor, HI. |
October 5, 2020 - May 23, 2021 |
VMM-164 Rein VMFA-122 Det. HSC-23 Det. |
LPD 22 LPD 25 |
Western Pacific Indian Ocean North Arabian Sea Arabian Gulf Northern Pacific |
ARG/MEUEX COMPTUEX Octave Quartz Inherent Resolve Northern Edge 2021 |
Hidd, Bahrain Duqm, Oman Apra Harbor, Guam |
November 9, 2022 - June 8, 2023 |
VMM-362 Rein VMFA-122 HSC-21 Det. |
LPD 23 LPD 26 |
Western Pacific Java Sea South China Sea Gulf of Thailand Sea of Japan |
CARAT/MAREX Cobra Gold 2023 Ssang Yong 2023 Balikatan 23 |
Pearl Harbor, HI. (2) Singapore (3) Laem Chabang, Thailand Busan, ROK (2) Sasebo, Japan Subic Bay, Philippines Manila, Philippines Apra Harbor, Guam |