Flight operations aboard USS Bonhomme Richard [Image 15 of 30]

EAST SEA, USS BONHOMME RICHARD, AT SEA

03.12.2016

Photo by Seaman William Sykes 

U.S. Navy           

160312-N-XK809-016 EAST SEA (March 12, 2016) – V-22 Osprey, assigned to the “Dragons," Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265, are ready for flight operation on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is participating in Ssang Yong 16, a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations - from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman William Sykes/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.12.2016
• Date Posted: 03.15.2016 05:38
• Photo ID: 2462809
• VIRIN: 160312-N-XK809-016
• Resolution: 4928x3280
• Size: 891 KB
• Location: EAST SEA, USS BONHOMME RICHARD, AT SEA