151218-N-RU971-162 SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 18, 2015) – Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Ensign Keita Sakura, Shirane-class destroyer JDS Kurama (DDH 144) assistant communications officer, shows charts to forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) sailors in the chart room aboard 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
151218-N-RU971-162 SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 18, 2015) – Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Ensign Keita Sakura, Shirane-class destroyer JDS Kurama (DDH 144) assistant communications officer, shows charts to forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) sailors in the chart room aboard 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-RU971-162
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