151218-N-RU971-067 SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 18, 2015) – Cmdr. Kirk Knox, forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) operations officer, and Cmdr. Shin Makino, executive officer of Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Shirane-class destroyer JDS Kurama (DDH 144), discuss flight operations while walking the flight deck of Kurama. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, in the 7th Fleet area of operations. ( Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cameron McCulloch
151218-N-RU971-067 SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 18, 2015) – Cmdr. Kirk Knox, forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) operations officer, and Cmdr. Shin Makino, executive officer of Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Shirane-class destroyer JDS Kurama (DDH 144), discuss flight operations while walking the flight deck of Kurama. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, in the 7th Fleet area of operations. ( Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cameron McCulloch/Released) US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Sailors conduct sister ship tours 151218-N-RU971-067
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