151218-N-RU971-084 SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 18, 2015) – Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ty Connors, forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) public affairs officer (enlisted), explains the meaning behind the holiday wreath to Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Chief Petty Officer Hirosahi Nishitani in the hangar bay aboard Shirane-class destroyer JDS Kurama (DDH 144). 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
151218-N-RU971-084 SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 18, 2015) – Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ty Connors, forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) public affairs officer (enlisted), explains the meaning behind the holiday wreath to Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Chief Petty Officer Hirosahi Nishitani in the hangar bay aboard Shirane-class destroyer JDS Kurama (DDH 144). 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-RU971-084
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