PHILIPPINE SEA (March 15, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Jerome Dunkley, from Montego Bay, Jamaica, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), directs Cpl. Nathan Banta, from Versailles, Ill., assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5 E Battery Artillery, during an internally transportable vehicle, light strike variant (ITV-LSV) on load on the flight deck of Bonhomme Richard in support of amphibious integration training (AIT). AIT is designed to integrate all elements of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG) and 31st Marine Ex
PHILIPPINE SEA (March 15, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Jerome Dunkley, from Montego Bay, Jamaica, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), directs Cpl. Nathan Banta, from Versailles, Ill., assigned to Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2/5 E Battery Artillery, during an internally transportable vehicle, light strike variant (ITV-LSV) on load on the flight deck of Bonhomme Richard in support of amphibious integration training (AIT). AIT is designed to integrate all elements of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG) and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to test their ability to plan for and execute mission essential tasks. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the BHR ESG, with embarked 31st MEU, 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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