Keywords: US Navy 111216-N-UE944-005 Sailors participate in a gingerbread house-building contest sponsored by the morale, welfare, and recreation department.jpg en PACIFIC OCEAN Dec 16 2011 Sailors participate in a gingerbread house-building contest sponsored by the morale welfare and recreation department aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island LHD 8 Makin Island is on its maiden deployment conducting operations in the U S 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of the Navy's Maritime Strategy Makin Island is the Navy's newest amphibious assault ship and the only U S Navy ship with a hybrid electric propulsion system U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andrew D Wiskow/Released 2011-12-16 111216-N-UE944-005 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 112477 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andrew D Wiskow PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Makin Island LHD-8 Gingerbread house |