160817-N-XK809-050 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 17, 2016) Fireman Carlon Thorpe removes a burner valve from the number two boiler during a routine burner valve change out in the forward main machinery room of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Sykes/Released) Keeping the fires burning in the boilers of USS Bonhomme R

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160817-N-XK809-050 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 17, 2016) Fireman Carlon Thorpe removes a burner valve from the number two boiler during a routine burner valve change out in the forward main machinery room of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Sykes/Released) Keeping the fires burning in the boilers of USS Bonhomme Richard by #PACOM

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Model Released: No

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