160313-N-XK809-247 EAST SEA (March 13, 2016) – A MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, assigned to the “World Famous Vanguard” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is participating in Exercise Ssang Yong 2016, a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen o


160313-N-XK809-247 EAST SEA (March 13, 2016) – A MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter, assigned to the “World Famous Vanguard” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is participating in Exercise Ssang Yong 2016, a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations - from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman William Sykes/Released)


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