Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax | U.S. Navy | 04.10.2017
170410-N-TH560-199 SASEBO, Japan (April 10, 2017) Capt. Jeffrey Ward, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), oversees port operations as the Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo fire department greets Bonhomme Richard with a “fireman’s welcome.” Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, is returning from a 6-week......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7 | 04.09.2017
170409-N-TH560-153 EAST CHINA SEA (April 9, 2017) Capt. Jeffrey Ward, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), speaks to Sailors and Marines during an all-hands call on the ship's flight deck. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group is on a patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7 | 04.09.2017
170409-N-TH560-147 EAST CHINA SEA (April 9, 2017) Sailors and Marines stand in formation during an all-hands call on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group is on a patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7 | 04.09.2017
170409-N-TH560-103 EAST CHINA SEA (April 9, 2017) Sailors and Marines stand in formation during an all-hands call on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group is on a patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7 | 04.09.2017
170409-N-TH560-022 EAST CHINA SEA (April 9, 2017) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Mark Christian, from Staunton, Va., explains activation procedures for a distress marker light during an abandon ship drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group is on a patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7 | 01.18.2017
170118-N-TH560-118 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 18, 2017) Capt. Jeffrey Ward (right), commanding officer of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), welcomes Sunao Gushiken (left), journalist for Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun, on the bridge of Bonhomme Richard during a ship’s tour. Bonhomme Richard, forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, is serving forward to provide a rapid-response......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7 | 01.18.2017
170118-N-TH560-106 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 18, 2017) Capt. Jeffrey Ward (right), commanding officer of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), participates in an interview with Sunao Gushiken (left), journalist for Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun, on the bridge of Bonhomme Richard. Bonhomme Richard, forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, is serving forward to provide a......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7 | 01.18.2017
170118-N-TH560-100 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 18, 2017) Capt. Jeffrey Ward (center), commanding officer of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), describes Bonhomme Richard’s operational capabilities to Sunao Gushiken (right), journalist for Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun, during a ship’s tour. Bonhomme Richard, forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, is serving forward to provide......