161005-N-WF272-009 SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Oct. 5, 2016) Marines, assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), secure vehicles inside a landing craft air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX). PHIBLEX 33 is an annual military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious landing and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme


161005-N-WF272-009 SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Oct. 5, 2016) Marines, assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), secure vehicles inside a landing craft air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX). PHIBLEX 33 is an annual military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious landing and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Diana Quinlan/Released)


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