PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 27, 2012) The small boat crew aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) launches a rigid-hull inflatable boat while responding to a man overboard alert that turned out to be a false alarm. The ship crossed over the international dateline earlier in the day and is en route to relieve USS Essex (LHD 2) in Sasebo, Japan.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 27, 2012) The small boat crew aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) launches a rigid-hull inflatable boat while responding to a man overboard alert that turned out to be a false alarm. The ship crossed over the international dateline earlier in the day and is en route to relieve USS Essex (LHD 2) in Sasebo, Japan.

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