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    SAILORS AND FEDERAL SAN DIEGO FIREFIGHTERS FIGHT FIRE ABOARD USS BONHOMME RICHARD

    Sailors and federal San Diego firefighters fight fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard

    Sailors and federal San Diego firefighters fight fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard    

    On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while it was moored pierside at Naval Base San Diego. Base and shipboard firefighters responded to the fire. USS Bonhomme Richard is going through a maintenance availability, which began in 2018.

    5 Featured Videos

    BHR Post Fire Interviews

    BHR Post Fire Interviews
    07.22.20 | Joseph Millar | COMNAVSURFPAC
    SAN DIEGO (July 22, 2020) Lt. j.g. Bernardo Tinoco, a supply officer assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), from...
    BHR Post Fire Interviews

    BHR Post Fire Interviews
    07.22.20 | Joseph Millar | COMNAVSURFPAC
    SAN DIEGO (July 22, 2020) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Jeffrey Garvin, right, a Sailor assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard...
    BHR Post Fire Interview

    BHR Post Fire Interview
    07.22.20 | Joseph Millar | COMNAVSURFPAC
    SAN DIEGO (July 22, 2020) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Hayley Craig, a Sailor assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme...
    USS Bonhomme Richard Damage Control Efforts

    USS Bonhomme Richard Damage Control Efforts
    07.19.20 | PO2 William Berksteiner | COMNAVSURFPAC
    SAN DIEGO (July 19, 2020) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) stow self-contained breathing apparatuses...
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    47 Featured Images

    BHR Sailors MAPed to next paygrade

    BHR Sailors MAPed to next paygrade
    08.01.20 | PO3 Gavin T Shields | USSBR
    SAN DIEGO (August 1, 2020) Eight Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), along with the command triad pose...
    BHR CO talks with his Sailors about firefighting efforts

    BHR CO talks with his Sailors about...
    07.28.20 | CPO Jason Kofonow | COMNAVSURFPAC
    SAN DIEGO (July 28, 2020) Capt. G. S. Thoroman, the commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), speaks with...
    BHR CO talks with Fitzgerald Sailors about firefighting efforts

    BHR CO talks with Fitzgerald Sailors...
    07.28.20 | CPO Jason Kofonow | COMNAVSURFPAC
    SAN DIEGO (July 28, 2020) Capt. G. S. Thoroman, the commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), speaks with...
    BHR CO talks with Coronado Sailors about firefighting efforts

    BHR CO talks with Coronado Sailors about...
    07.28.20 | CPO Jason Kofonow | COMNAVSURFPAC
    SAN DIEGO (July 28, 2020) Capt. G. S. Thoroman, the commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), speaks with...
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    10 Featured Stories

    USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) to Hold...
    04.07.21 | Courtesy Story | COMNAVSURFPAC
    SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), will hold a decommissioning ceremony April 14, 2021 in San Diego, California.
    Stethem Sailors support damage control efforts aboard BHR

    Stethem Sailors support damage control...
    08.25.20 | Courtesy Story | COMNAVSURFPAC
    Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) watched the black smoke billowing into the sky to the south. What started as a...

    Shoup Sailors assist damage control...
    08.07.20 | Courtesy Story | COMNAVSURFPAC
    “BHR will forever be the ship that kept me in the Navy. It was heartbreaking to watch all those memories—to watch such a tremendously capable warship—go up in smoke. But it was inspiring to watch BHR’s crew rise to an impossibly difficult challenge, which showed me that BHR sailors are still doing amazing things and that she is still same great ship she always was.”

    USS Essex (LHD 2) Sailors Assist...
    07.29.20 | Courtesy Story | COMNAVSURFPAC
    On July 12th, during a seemingly peaceful Sunday morning, one of a Sailor’s worst fears came to be. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) had caught fire. The fire spread quickly and Sailors assigned to the ship needed help. Sailors from USS Essex (LHD 2) answered that call.
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