OKINAWA, Japan (April 6, 2017) Rear Adm. Marc Dalton, commander, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, speaks to Sailors and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Marines, using the ship’s general announcing system aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group is on a patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

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