USS Makin Island
 
8/27/2010 
USS Makin Island Change of Command Ceremony 
by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Glenn S. Robertson/Released 
Capt. James W. Landers relieves Capt. Robert G. Kopas during USS Makin Island’s (LHD 8) first change of command ceremony August  
 
 

SAN DIEGO (August 27, 2010) - Capt. James W. Landers relieves Capt. Robert G. Kopas during USS Makin Island’s (LHD 8) first change of command ceremony August 27. Landers assumed command of the U.S. Navy’s only hybrid-electric drive amphibious assault ship. Kopas, who assumed command in Sept. 2005, was the first commanding officer of both Pre-Commissioning Unit Makin Island and USS Makin Island. (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Glenn S. Robertson/Released)

  
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