PHILIPPINE SEA (March 27, 2017) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Shane Coughlan, from Scituate, Mass., assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, performs maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). USS Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

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