{"id":7668,"date":"2017-07-20T14:23:48","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T14:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/uss-makin-island-returns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:31:58","slug":"uss-makin-island-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/uss-makin-island-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"USS Makin Island returns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4723\" height=\"3149\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15572\" data-id=\"15572\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018394670-nav-makin-island-return-5jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018394670-nav-makin-island-return-5jpg.jpg 4723w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018394670-nav-makin-island-return-5jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018394670-nav-makin-island-return-5jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018394670-nav-makin-island-return-5jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018394670-nav-makin-island-return-5jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018394670-nav-makin-island-return-5jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4723px) 100vw, 4723px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Families wait for the arrival of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 &#8220;Wildcards&#8221; at Naval Air Station North Island after a seven-month deployment Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in San Diego. Nearly 4,500 Sailors and Marines with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are making their way home this week, after a seven-month deployment in the Eastern Pacific and the Persian Gulf.  (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4616\" height=\"3077\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15579\" data-id=\"15579\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604766999986552-nav-makin-island-return-1jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604766999986552-nav-makin-island-return-1jpg.jpg 4616w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604766999986552-nav-makin-island-return-1jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604766999986552-nav-makin-island-return-1jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604766999986552-nav-makin-island-return-1jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604766999986552-nav-makin-island-return-1jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604766999986552-nav-makin-island-return-1jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4616px) 100vw, 4616px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Grant Adams plays with American flags as he waits for his dad, Navy Lt. Commander Reid Adams of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 &#8220;Wildcards,&#8221; at Naval Air Station North Island after a seven-month deployment, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in San Diego. Nearly 4,500 Sailors and Marines with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are making their way home this week. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4481\" height=\"3073\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15587\" data-id=\"15587\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018550671-nav-makin-island-return-4jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018550671-nav-makin-island-return-4jpg.jpg 4481w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018550671-nav-makin-island-return-4jpg.jpg?resize=300,206 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018550671-nav-makin-island-return-4jpg.jpg?resize=768,527 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018550671-nav-makin-island-return-4jpg.jpg?resize=1024,702 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018550671-nav-makin-island-return-4jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1053 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018550671-nav-makin-island-return-4jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1404 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4481px) 100vw, 4481px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Navy Lt. Gregory Campbell, of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 &#8220;Wildcards,&#8221; meets his daughter Bernadette for the first time as he arrives to Naval Air Station North Island after a seven-month deployment, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in San Diego. Nearly 4,500 Sailors and Marines with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are making their way home this week. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5065\" height=\"3376\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15595\" data-id=\"15595\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767001078559-nav-makin-island-return-2jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767001078559-nav-makin-island-return-2jpg.jpg 5065w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767001078559-nav-makin-island-return-2jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767001078559-nav-makin-island-return-2jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767001078559-nav-makin-island-return-2jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767001078559-nav-makin-island-return-2jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767001078559-nav-makin-island-return-2jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5065px) 100vw, 5065px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Troy Tilbury and his daughter Tessa wait for Navy Petty Officer Danielle Tilbury, of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 &#8220;Wildcards,&#8221; before her arrival to Naval Air Station North Island after a seven-month deployment Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in San Diego. Nearly 4,500 Sailors and Marines with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are making their way home this week. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5135\" height=\"3456\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15613\" data-id=\"15613\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018550671-nav-makin-island-return-3jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018550671-nav-makin-island-return-3jpg.jpg 5135w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018550671-nav-makin-island-return-3jpg.jpg?resize=300,202 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018550671-nav-makin-island-return-3jpg.jpg?resize=768,517 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018550671-nav-makin-island-return-3jpg.jpg?resize=1024,689 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018550671-nav-makin-island-return-3jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1034 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018550671-nav-makin-island-return-3jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1378 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5135px) 100vw, 5135px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Michelle White waits for her husband, Navy Aircrewman First Class Rusty White, of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 &#8220;Wildcards,&#8221; before his arrival to Naval Air Station North Island after a seven-month deployment, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in San Diego. Nearly 4,500 Sailors and Marines with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are making their way home this week. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3528\" height=\"2399\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15622\" data-id=\"15622\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018238669-nav-makin-island-return-6jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018238669-nav-makin-island-return-6jpg.jpg 3528w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018238669-nav-makin-island-return-6jpg.jpg?resize=300,204 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018238669-nav-makin-island-return-6jpg.jpg?resize=768,522 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018238669-nav-makin-island-return-6jpg.jpg?resize=1024,696 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018238669-nav-makin-island-return-6jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1044 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635604767018238669-nav-makin-island-return-6jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1393 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3528px) 100vw, 3528px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A sailor carries buckets of roses out for the arrival of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 &#8220;Wildcards&#8221; at Naval Air Station North Island, after their a seven-month deployment, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in San Diego. 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