170807-N-DC385-459 CORAL SEA (Aug. 7, 2017) Chief Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) Kenji Kimura, from Walnut, Calif., signals to an AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the “Tomcats” of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, as it prepares to launch from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as part of Amphibious Integration Training (AIT). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is participating in AIT with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to increase joint capability to respond to a number of potential contingencies. AI
170807-N-DC385-459 CORAL SEA (Aug. 7, 2017) Chief Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) Kenji Kimura, from Walnut, Calif., signals to an AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the “Tomcats” of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311, as it prepares to launch from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as part of Amphibious Integration Training (AIT). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is participating in AIT with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to increase joint capability to respond to a number of potential contingencies. AIT, taking place off the coast of and within Australia's Shoalwater Bay Training Area, will test the MEU's ability to conduct all of its core missions such as stability operations, non-combatant evacuation and disaster relief. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Cosmo Walrath)
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