PHILIPPINE SEA (March 29, 2017) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Nathan Gibson, from Pearland Texas, right, and Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Christian Weinrick, from Salem, Conn., man an M2 .50-caliber machine gun aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as part of a simulated straits transit meant to exercise Navy-Marine Corps integrated defense procedures. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting read
PHILIPPINE SEA (March 29, 2017) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Nathan Gibson, from Pearland Texas, right, and Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Christian Weinrick, from Salem, Conn., man an M2 .50-caliber machine gun aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as part of a simulated straits transit meant to exercise Navy-Marine Corps integrated defense procedures. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.
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