170412-N-XT039-087 SASEBO, Japan (April 12, 2017) Capt.
170412-N-XT039-087 SASEBO, Japan (April 12, 2017) Capt. Jeffrey Ward, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), greets Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden, commander, Naval Surface For... More
170206-N-XT039-648 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 6, 2017) Sailors
170206-N-XT039-648 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 6, 2017) Sailors and Marines react to a screening of the Super Bowl in the hangar bay of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is conduct... More
170206-N-XT039-173 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 6, 2017) Sailors
170206-N-XT039-173 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 6, 2017) Sailors and Marines react to a screening of the Super Bowl in the hangar bay of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is conduct... More
170410-N-XT039-175 SASEBO, Japan (April 10, 2017) Sailors
170410-N-XT039-175 SASEBO, Japan (April 10, 2017) Sailors pay out a mooring line on the fantail of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during sea and anchor detail. Bonhomme Richard, flagsh... More
170417-N-XT039-049 SASEBO, Japan (April 17, 2017) Navy
170417-N-XT039-049 SASEBO, Japan (April 17, 2017) Navy Counselor 2nd Class Malik Coleman, left, from Fulton, Miss., and Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Carlstrom, from San Diego, both assigned to t... More
170112-N-XT039-037 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 12, 2017)
170112-N-XT039-037 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 12, 2017) Quartermaster 1st Class Matthew Lenerville, from Richardton, N.D., fastens an American flag to a halyard aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD... More
170201-N-XT039-033 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 01, 2017) Seaman
170201-N-XT039-033 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 01, 2017) Seaman Allen C. Knight, from Streetman, Texas, updates crewmembers over the ship’s general announcing system during a man overboard drill aboard amphibious assa... More
170224-N-XT039-342 SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 24, 2017) Aviation
170224-N-XT039-342 SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 24, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Joseph Duckstein, center, from Garden Valley, Idaho, directs a hose team during an aircraft fire fighting drill in... More
170327-N-XT039-118 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 27, 2017)
170327-N-XT039-118 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 27, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Jesse Bandle, center, from Colorado Springs, Colo., a general surgeon assigned to Fleet Surgical Team (FST) 7, trains Sailors and 31st Marine Expedit... More
170417-N-XT039-040 SASEBO, Japan (April 17, 2017) Mass
170417-N-XT039-040 SASEBO, Japan (April 17, 2017) Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Kreitzer, from Bangor, Maine, a broadcaster at Armed Forces Network (AFN) Sasebo, Japan, interviews Sailors assi... More
170111-N-XT039-140 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 11, 2017) Ensign
170111-N-XT039-140 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 11, 2017) Ensign Kevin Irving, a deck officer aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), communicates with a phone talker during a Seamanship Training Te... More
170131-N-XT039-160 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 31, 2017) Marines,
170131-N-XT039-160 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 31, 2017) Marines, assigned to the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, disembark an MV-22B Osprey aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Rich... More
170205-N-XT039-204 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 5, 2017) An
170205-N-XT039-204 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 5, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). ... More
170315-N-XT039-101 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 15, 2017)
170315-N-XT039-101 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 15, 2017) Cpl. Nathan Banta, from Versailles, Ill., assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5 E Battery Artillery, drives an internally transportable vehicle, light s... More
170111-N-XT039-140 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 11, 2017) Ensign
170111-N-XT039-140 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 11, 2017) Ensign Kevin Irving, a deck officer aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), communicates with a phone talker during a Seamanship Training Te... More
170310-N-XT039-049 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017)
170310-N-XT039-049 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Jonathan Fleet, from Rehoboth, Mass., fires 25mm rounds from an MK 38 Mod 1 Machine Gun System aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonho... More
170312-N-XT039-148 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017)
170312-N-XT039-148 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 10, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, disembarks the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in ... More
170309-N-XT039-003 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 9, 2017) Seaman
170309-N-XT039-003 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 9, 2017) Seaman Ahmed Jam-Jalloh, from Alexandria, Va., controls the helm of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) on the ship’s bridge. Bonhomme Richard,... More
170316-N-XT039-747 EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2017)
170316-N-XT039-747 EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Jesse Harris, from Yelm, Wash., assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), braces against... More
170310-N-XT039-042 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017)
170310-N-XT039-042 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017) From left, Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Oliver Christofferson, from Red Wing, Minn., trains Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Ciara Poder, from Spring Hill, Fla., A... More
170319-N-XT039-213 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 19, 2017)
170319-N-XT039-213 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 19, 2017) Reconnaissance Marines, assigned to the Maritime Raid Force (MRF) of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), secure a combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC) to t... More
170205-N-XT039-215 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 5, 2017) Aviation
170205-N-XT039-215 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 5, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mates (Handling) lands an AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the Tomcats of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bon... More
170305-N-XT039-453 OKINAWA, Japan (March 5, 2017) Lance
170305-N-XT039-453 OKINAWA, Japan (March 5, 2017) Lance Cpl. Giorgio Bautista, from Dallas, assigned to combat cargo aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), transfers supplies during an onl... More
170309-N-XT039-015 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 9, 2017) Interior
170309-N-XT039-015 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 9, 2017) Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Nick Belsito, from Streetsboro, Ohio, conducts maintenance on phone connections in the interior communications rep... More
170310-N-XT039-044 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017)
170310-N-XT039-044 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017) Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Oliver Christofferson, center, from Red Wing, Minn., and Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Rich Delgado, center left, from Kauai, Hawaii, t... More
170304-N-XT039-040 OKINAWA, Japan (Mar. 4, 2017) Logistics
170304-N-XT039-040 OKINAWA, Japan (Mar. 4, 2017) Logistics Specialist Seaman Cheyenne Farias, from Mariposa, Calif., stands phone-talker watch during sea and anchor detail aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bon... More
170320-N-XT039-171 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 20, 2017)
170320-N-XT039-171 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 20, 2017) An AS-332 Super Puma helicopter, attached to the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4), transports cargo to amphibious assault sh... More
170315-N-XT039-108 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017)
170315-N-XT039-108 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017) Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Sailors and Marines, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), load an internally transportabl... More
170315-N-XT039-151 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017)
170315-N-XT039-151 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017) Cpl. Seth Hagen, from St. Louis, assigned to the Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5 E Battery Artillery, drives an internally transportable vehicle, light strike... More
170308-N-XT039-124 OKINAWA, Japan (March 8, 2017) Sailors
170308-N-XT039-124 OKINAWA, Japan (March 8, 2017) Sailors lower the jack staff on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as the ship departs White Beach Naval Facility. The jack... More
170409-N-XT039-106 SEA OF JAPAN (April 9, 2017) Air
170409-N-XT039-106 SEA OF JAPAN (April 9, 2017) Air department Sailors scrub the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) following an aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) countermea... More
170131-N-XT039-069 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 31, 2017) An
170131-N-XT039-069 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 31, 2017) An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, lands aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).... More
170312-N-XT039-221 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017)
170312-N-XT039-221 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017) Marines, assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5, load a Light Armored Vehicle (LHV) on to landing craft air cushion (LCAC) 29, assigned to Naval Beach Un... More
170316-N-XT039-420 EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2017)
170316-N-XT039-420 EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2017) Air department Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), remove chocks and chains from an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Flyin... More
170420-N-XT039-1071 SASEBO, Japan (April 20, 2017)
170420-N-XT039-1071 SASEBO, Japan (April 20, 2017) Air department Sailors conduct hose-handling procedures during a flight deck fire fighting drill on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme... More
170202-N-XT039-008 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 2, 2017) Aviation
170202-N-XT039-008 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 2, 2017) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Luis Budd, a command career counselor, from North Myrtle Beach, S.C., provides customer service during a routine working day aboar... More
170206-N-XT039-502 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 6, 2017) Sailors
170206-N-XT039-502 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 6, 2017) Sailors and Marines watch a screening of the Super Bowl in the hangar bay of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is conducting... More
170203-N-XT039-069 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 3, 2017) Hospital
170203-N-XT039-069 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 3, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Brittanny Tucker, a Basic Life Savers program coordinator, from San Francisco, Calif., leads a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) cl... More
170211-N-XT039-043 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 11, 2017) Hospital
170211-N-XT039-043 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 11, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Samuel Ellis, left, from Chicago, Ill., evaluates Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Stephens, right, from Day Ridge, Ky., and Lo... More
170525-N-XT039-1159 SASEBO, Japan (May 25, 2017) Landing
170525-N-XT039-1159 SASEBO, Japan (May 25, 2017) Landing craft utility (LCU) 1634, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a training evo... More
170204-N-XT039-172 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2017) Engineering
170204-N-XT039-172 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2017) Engineering department Sailors conduct an engineering drill in the aft main machinery room aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Afloat Tr... More
170205-N-XT039-023 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 5, 2017) An
170205-N-XT039-023 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 5, 2017) An AV-8B Harrier II assigned to the "Tomcats" of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, lands aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The ship i... More
170321-N-XT039-267 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 21, 2017)
170321-N-XT039-267 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 21, 2017) Cpl. Hector Colon, from Bronx, N.Y., assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5 G Company, fast ropes from an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Flying Tigers” ... More
170312-N-XT039-209 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017)
170312-N-XT039-209 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017) Cpl. Francisco Benitez, from Atlanta, assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5, directs an up-armored high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) in... More
170305-N-XT039-067 OKINAWA, Japan (March 5, 2017) Sailors
170305-N-XT039-067 OKINAWA, Japan (March 5, 2017) Sailors transport ordnance onboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during an onload of 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) supplies and eq... More
170309-N-XT039-028 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 9, 2017) Religious
170309-N-XT039-028 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 9, 2017) Religious Programs Specialist Seaman Apprentice Luis F. Castro, from Goiânia, Brazil, prepares an altar candle for a Roman Catholic Mass in the ship’s Chapel ab... More
170316-N-XT039-424 EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2017)
170316-N-XT039-424 EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2017) Air Department Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), signal an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Flying Tigers” of Marine Med... More
170320-N-XT039-316 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 20, 2017)
170320-N-XT039-316 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 20, 2017) Sailors, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), pay out a phone and distance line to the Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler U... More
170308-N-XT039-004 OKINAWA, Japan (March 8, 2017) Sailors
170308-N-XT039-004 OKINAWA, Japan (March 8, 2017) Sailors pay out a mooring line to a Japanese tugboat during sea and anchor detail aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard,... More
170327-N-XT039-111 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 27, 2017)
170327-N-XT039-111 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 27, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Sheep, center, from Chambersburg, Pa., an emergency medicine physician assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Shock Trauma Plato... More
170312-N-XT039-178 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017)
170312-N-XT039-178 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, and an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadr... More
170204-N-XT039-059 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2017) Machinist’s
170204-N-XT039-059 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2017) Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Brian Aubin, from Scituate, R.I., conducts maintenance on a main engine lube oil strainer in the aft main machinery room aboard amphib... More
170323-N-XT039-025 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 23, 2017)
170323-N-XT039-025 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 23, 2017) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class William Sickler, left, from Old Town, Fla., energizes a Rapiscan walkthrough metal detector prior to a simulated non-combatant evacuat... More
170525-N-XT039-1049 SASEBO, Japan (May 25, 2017) Landing
170525-N-XT039-1049 SASEBO, Japan (May 25, 2017) Landing craft utility (LCU) 1634, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, comes alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a trainin... More
170111-N-XT039-059 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 11, 2017) Logistic
170111-N-XT039-059 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 11, 2017) Logistic Specialist Seaman Casey Fournier, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), removes a mooring line during sea and anchor detail ... More
170418-N-XT039-031 SASEBO, Japan (April 18, 2017) Operations
170418-N-XT039-031 SASEBO, Japan (April 18, 2017) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Brendan Seehaver, left, from Canby, Ore., and Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Andrew Atchison, from Belton, Texas, rehearse rifle... More
170525-N-XT039-1093 SASEBO, Japan (May 25, 2017) Sailors
170525-N-XT039-1093 SASEBO, Japan (May 25, 2017) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) conduct crane operations with landing craft utility (LCU) 1634, assigned to Naval Beach U... More
170205-N-XT039-291 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 5, 2017) Marines,
170205-N-XT039-291 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 5, 2017) Marines, assigned to the Tomcats of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, secure an AV-8B Harrier to the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard ... More
170418-N-XT039-123 SASEBO, Japan (April 18, 2017) Aviation
170418-N-XT039-123 SASEBO, Japan (April 18, 2017) Aviation Ordnance 3rd Class Elliot Jones, left, from Dallas, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Kyrstin Stratton, from San Diego, case a Marine Cor... More
170112-N-XT039-021 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 12, 2017)
170112-N-XT039-021 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 12, 2017) Quartermaster 1st Class Matthew Lenerville, from Richardton, N.D., unties a halyard aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) prior to raising ... More
170202-N-XT039-058 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 2, 2017) Chief
170202-N-XT039-058 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 2, 2017) Chief Petty Officer Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) Joshua Rule, a craft engineer assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, from Charleston, W.Va., monito... More
170323-N-XT039-211 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 23, 2017)
170323-N-XT039-211 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 23, 2017) Sailors and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Marines aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) conduct a simulated non-combatant evacuati... More
170504-N-XT039-1116 SASEBO, Japan (May 4, 2017) Sailors
170504-N-XT039-1116 SASEBO, Japan (May 4, 2017) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship FS Mistral (L9013) visit the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a ship ... More
170310-N-XT039-218 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017)
170310-N-XT039-218 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017) Sailors and Marines aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) participate in a live-fire gun exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonh... More
170224-N-XT039-376 SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 24, 2017) Air
170224-N-XT039-376 SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 24, 2017) Air department Sailors combat a simulated aircraft fire in the hangar bay of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, forward-depl... More
170304-N-XT039-018 OKINAWA, Japan (Mar. 4, 2017) Sailors
170304-N-XT039-018 OKINAWA, Japan (Mar. 4, 2017) Sailors handle mooring lines aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during sea and anchor detail. Bonhomme Richard is on a routine patrol, o... More
170310-N-XT039-109 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017)
170310-N-XT039-109 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Jonathan Fleet, from Rehoboth, Mass., fires 25mm rounds from an MK 38 Mod 1 Machine Gun System at a polyurethane towed target aboard am... More
170112-N-XT039-130 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 12, 2017)
170112-N-XT039-130 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 12, 2017) Quartermaster 1st Class Matthew Lenerville, from Richardton, N.D., ceremoniously lowers an American flag on the main masthead of amphibious assault ship USS Bonh... More
170308-N-XT039-069 OKINAWA, Japan (March 8, 2017)
170308-N-XT039-069 OKINAWA, Japan (March 8, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Ismael Jordan, front, from Tattnall County, Ga., and Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Morgan Sumuel, from Baltimore, Md., heave a mooring line... More
170315-N-XT039-064 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 15, 2017)
170315-N-XT039-064 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 15, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Jerome Dunkley, from Montego Bay, Jamaica, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), dir... More
170315-N-XT039-077 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 15, 2017)
170315-N-XT039-077 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 15, 2017) Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5 E Battery Artillery, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Jerome Dunkley, from Montego Bay, ... More
170315-N-XT039-091 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 15, 2017)
170315-N-XT039-091 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 15, 2017) Marines, assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5 E Battery Artillery, secure gear on an internally transportable vehicle, light strike variant (ITV-LSV) d... More
170316-N-XT039-815 EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2017)
170316-N-XT039-815 EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2017) An AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the "Tom Cats" of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richar... More
170504-N-XT039-1170 SASEBO, Japan (May 4, 2017) Lt.
170504-N-XT039-1170 SASEBO, Japan (May 4, 2017) Lt. Scott Lanum, left, from Waldorf, Md., the navigator aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), describes the function of the ship’s pilo... More
170312-N-XT039-209 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017)
170312-N-XT039-209 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017) Cpl. Francisco Benitez, from Atlanta, assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5, directs an up-armored high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) in... More
170320-N-XT039-319 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 20, 2017)
170320-N-XT039-319 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 20, 2017) Sailors, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), pay out a phone and distance line to the Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler U... More
170310-N-XT039-109 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017)
170310-N-XT039-109 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Jonathan Fleet, from Rehoboth, Mass., fires 25mm rounds from an MK 38 Mod 1 Machine Gun System at a polyurethane towed target aboard am... More
170409-N-XT039-284 SEA OF JAPAN (April 9, 2017) Air
170409-N-XT039-284 SEA OF JAPAN (April 9, 2017) Air department Sailors scrub the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) following an aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) countermea... More
170321-N-XT039-154 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 21, 2017)
170321-N-XT039-154 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 21, 2017) Marines, assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5 G Company of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast rope from an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “... More
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Participates in a Live Fire Gun Exercise
170310-N-XT039-109 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Jonathan Fleet, from Rehoboth, Mass., fires 25mm rounds from an MK 38 Mod 1 Machine Gun System at a polyurethane towed target aboard am... More
170310-N-XT039-093 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017)
170310-N-XT039-093 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Jonathan Fleet, from Rehoboth, Mass., fires 25mm rounds from an MK 38 Mod 1 Machine Gun System at a polyurethane towed target aboard am... More
170412-N-XT039-085 SASEBO, Japan (April 12, 2017) Vice
170412-N-XT039-085 SASEBO, Japan (April 12, 2017) Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden, commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific, is received aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). During his visit,... More
170206-N-XT039-153 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 6, 2017) Sailors
170206-N-XT039-153 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 6, 2017) Sailors and Marines celebrate a touchdown during a screening of the Super Bowl in the hangar bay of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomm... More
170304-N-XT039-040 OKINAWA, Japan (Mar. 4, 2017) Logistics
170304-N-XT039-040 OKINAWA, Japan (Mar. 4, 2017) Logistics Specialist Seaman Cheyenne Farias, from Mariposa, Calif., stands phone-talker watch during sea and anchor detail aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bon... More
170308-N-XT039-122 OKINAWA, Japan (March 8, 2017) Sgt.
170308-N-XT039-122 OKINAWA, Japan (March 8, 2017) Sgt. Tiffany Edwards, from Baltimore, Md., a combat correspondent assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), photographs 31st MEU Marines on the flig... More
170216-N-XT039-100 SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 16, 2017) Operations
170216-N-XT039-100 SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 16, 2017) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Brendan Seehaver, right, from Canby, Ore., and Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Andrew Atchison, center, from Belton, Texas, rehear... More
170312-N-XT039-144 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017)
170312-N-XT039-144 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 10, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, disembarks the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in ... More
170418-N-XT039-008 SASEBO, Japan (April 18, 2017) Sailors
170418-N-XT039-008 SASEBO, Japan (April 18, 2017) Sailors gather in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) prior to a change of command rehearsal. Bonhomme Richard, forward-d... More
170525-N-XT039-2105 SASEBO, Japan (May 25, 2017) Capt.
170525-N-XT039-2105 SASEBO, Japan (May 25, 2017) Capt. Larry McCullen, center, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), thanks officers and media editors from the Japan Mi... More
170310-N-XT039-109 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017)
170310-N-XT039-109 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Jonathan Fleet, from Rehoboth, Mass., fires 25mm rounds from an MK 38 Mod 1 Machine Gun System at a polyurethane towed target aboard am... More
170111-N-XT039-140 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 11, 2017) Ensign
170111-N-XT039-140 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 11, 2017) Ensign Kevin Irving, a deck officer aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), communicates with a phone talker during a Seamanship Training Te... More
170319-N-XT039-464 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 19, 2017)
170319-N-XT039-464 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 19, 2017) Reconnaissance Marines, assigned to the Maritime Raid Force (MRF) of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embarked on amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme... More
170321-N-XT039-179 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 21, 2017)
170321-N-XT039-179 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 21, 2017) Marines, assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5 G Company of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast rope from an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “... More
170312-N-XT039-209 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017)
170312-N-XT039-209 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 12, 2017) Cpl. Francisco Benitez, from Atlanta, assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5, directs an up-armored high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) in... More
170315-N-XT039-011 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 15, 2017)
170315-N-XT039-011 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 15, 2017) Cpl. Francisco Benitez, right, from Atlanta, and Lance Cpl. Ruben Vega, center, from Rowland Heights, Calif., both assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5... More
170206-N-XT039-012 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 6, 2017) Interior
170206-N-XT039-012 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 6, 2017) Interior Communications Electrician 2nd Class Debonee Beamon, right, from Norfolk, Va., and Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Daniel Charest, from Se... More
170305-N-XT039-232 OKINAWA, Japan (March 5, 2017) Marines,
170305-N-XT039-232 OKINAWA, Japan (March 5, 2017) Marines, assigned to combat cargo aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), transfer supplies in the upper vehicle deck during an onload of 3... More
170316-N-XT039-071 EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2017)
170316-N-XT039-071 EAST CHINA SEA (March 16, 2017) Air department Sailors, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), signal an MH-60S Knighthawk, assigned to the “Island Knights” of Heli... More
170321-N-XT039-255 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 21, 2017)
170321-N-XT039-255 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 21, 2017) Chief Logistics Specialist Sheryl Gutierrez processes a high priority requisition in the stock control office aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme ... More
170130-N-XT039-194 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 30, 2017) Sailors
170130-N-XT039-194 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 30, 2017) Sailors heave in mooring lines during sea and anchor detail aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is conducting unit-leve... More