Cpl. Joachim Schock, a reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon (FRP), waits to board an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) before launching for vessel Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) training, June 15, 2017. During VBSS, Marines with FRP board vessels via rotary-wing aircraft or surface boats in response to a terrorist threat, to interdict pirates and smugglers or to disrupt criminal activity. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme

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Cpl. Joachim Schock, a reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon (FRP), waits to board an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) before launching for vessel Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) training, June 15, 2017. During VBSS, Marines with FRP board vessels via rotary-wing aircraft or surface boats in response to a terrorist threat, to interdict pirates and smugglers or to disrupt criminal activity. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Amy Phan/Released)

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