160827-N-TH560-067 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 27, 2016) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Joseph Duckstein, left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Esmeralda Hernandez move an MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Speciali

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160827-N-TH560-067 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 27, 2016) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Joseph Duckstein, left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Esmeralda Hernandez move an MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax/Released)

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