Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Dickinson | Expeditionary Strike Group 3 | 04.15.2018
180415-N-GG858-0254 OKINAWA, Japan (April 15, 2018) Spectators watch the dragon boat races onboard White Beach Naval Facility April 15, 2018 as part of White Beach Festival 2018. White Beach Festival is an annual, open-base event hosted by Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Sub-Area Activity Okinawa held to reciprocate the hospitality that the......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Dickinson | Expeditionary Strike Group 3 | 04.15.2018
180415-N-GG858-0147 OKINAWA, Japan (April 15, 2018) Capt. Robert Mathewson (left), commander of Fleet Activities Okinawa, leads team Navy during a dragon boat race April 15, 2018 onboard White Beach Naval Facility as part of White Beach Festival 2018. White Beach Festival is an annual, open-base event hosted by Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Dickinson | Expeditionary Strike Group 3 | 04.15.2018
180415-N-GG858-0131 OKINAWA, Japan (April 15, 2018) Capt. Robert Mathewson (top left), commander of Fleet Activities Okinawa, leads team Navy during a dragon boat race April 15, 2018 onboard White Beach Naval Facility as part of White Beach Festival 2018. White Beach Festival is an annual, open-base event hosted by Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) and Japan Maritime Self Defense......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Dickinson | Expeditionary Strike Group 3 | 04.15.2018
180415-N-GG858-0170 OKINAWA, Japan (April 15, 2018) A Japanese team rows during a dragon boat race April 15, 2018 onboard White Beach Naval Facility as part of White Beach Festival 2018. White Beach Festival is an annual, open-base event hosted by Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Sub-Area Activity Okinawa held to reciprocate the hospitality that......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7 | 04.14.2018
180414-N-TH560-748 WHITE BEACH, Okinawa (April 14, 2018) Residents of Okinawa tour the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as part of White Beach Festival 2018. The White Beach Festival is jointly hosted by Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, Sub-Area Activity Okinawa (SAAO) to reciprocate the hospitality that......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7 | 04.14.2018
180414-N-TH560-734 WHITE BEACH, Okinawa (April 14, 2018) Residents of Okinawa line the Navy pier at White Beach Naval Facility to tour the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as part of White Beach Festival 2018. The White Beach Festival is jointly hosted by Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, Sub-Area Activity Okinawa (SAAO) to......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7 | 04.14.2018
180414-N-TH560-600 WHITE BEACH, Okinawa (April 14, 2018) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Nicholas Sanfilippo, center, from Waukesha, Wis., and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Oterrius Pouncy, center right, from Chicago, both assigned to flight deck crash and salvage team, explain crash and salvage equipment to residents of Okinawa during a tour of the amphibious......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax | Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7 | 04.14.2018
180414-N-TH560-671 WHITE BEACH, Okinawa (April 14, 2018) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Trent Woolsey, from Arlington, Texas, describes the damage control capabilities of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) to residents of Okinawa during a ship tour as part of White Beach Festival 2018. The White Beach Festival is jointly hosted by Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO)......
