151218-N-RU971-159 SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 18, 2015) – Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Lt. Yamato Hisada, Shirane-class destroyer JDS Kurama (DDH 144) navigation officer, shows Ensign Kiara Paredes, forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) media division officer, the ships compass on the bridge aboard Kurama. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan in the 7th Fleet area of operations. ( Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cameron McCulloch/Released)

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