SASEBO, Japan (April 18, 2017) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Brendan Seehaver, left, from Canby, Ore., and Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Andrew Atchison, from Belton, Texas, rehearse rifle coordination in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a change of command rehearsal. Bonhomme Richard, forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, is serving forward to provide a rapid-response capability in the event of a regional contingency or natural disaster.

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