PACIFIC OCEAN (June 14, 2017) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Jalen Blackmon, from East Chicago, obtains a fuel sample for analysis aboard the the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as part of the interoperability drills with the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The drills are meant to enhance readiness of the cruiser-destroyer ships to rapidly integrate with an amphibious task force to provide increased capability for
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 14, 2017) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Jalen Blackmon, from East Chicago, obtains a fuel sample for analysis aboard the the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as part of the interoperability drills with the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The drills are meant to enhance readiness of the cruiser-destroyer ships to rapidly integrate with an amphibious task force to provide increased capability for amphibious operations in support of crisis response or disaster relief.
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