151218-N-RU971-392 SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 18, 2015) – Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Chief Ryuichi Rokutanzono, from Shirane-class destroyer JDS Kurama (DDH 144), trades coins with Master Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Frank Bartanowitz in the chief’s mess aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). 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)

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