CORAL SEA (July 10, 2017) The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) breaks away from the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) following a replenishment-at-sea while the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) comes alongside John Ericsson during Talisman Saber 17. Bonhomme Richard, part of a combined Zealand expeditionary strike group, is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase naval proficiencies in operating against blue-water adversarial threats and in its primary mission of launching Marine for
CORAL SEA (July 10, 2017) The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) breaks away from the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) following a replenishment-at-sea while the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) comes alongside John Ericsson during Talisman Saber 17. Bonhomme Richard, part of a combined Zealand expeditionary strike group, is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase naval proficiencies in operating against blue-water adversarial threats and in its primary mission of launching Marine forces ashore in the littorals. Talisman Saber is a biennial bilateral exercise held off the coast of Australia meant to achieve interoperability and strengthen the alliance.
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