Hangar bay dog-day

AT SEA

09.02.2016

Photo by Staff Sgt. T. T. Parish 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

ABOARD USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD-6), At Sea, (Sept. 2, 2016) - Cpl. Taylor W. Torrence spends a moment with his partner, Eesther, in the hangar bay of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), while waiting to depart for a training mission as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, at sea, Sept. 2, 2016.
Torrence, a native of Fairfield, California, is a combat tracking-dog handler with the 31st MEU's Maritime Raid Force. Eesther is a four-year-old Belgian Malinois, and a combat tracking dog with the 31st MEU MRF.
The hangar bay is a common feature of amphibious assault ships, where Marines and Sailors maintain aircraft; troops gather before departing ship; and, occasionally, where the ship's crew go to get a breath of fresh air when the doors are open throughout the day.
The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed Marine Air-Ground Task Force, and combines air-ground-logistics into a single team capable of addressing a range of military operations in the Asia-Pacific region – from force projection and maritime security to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in cooperation with host countries and partner militaries. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. T.T. Parish/Released)

• Date Taken: 09.02.2016
• Date Posted: 09.02.2016 05:03
• Photo ID: 2832443
• VIRIN: 160902-M-PJ332-038
• Resolution: 2048x1365
• Size: 1.61 MB
• Location: AT SEA