SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 28, 2016) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman David Gaona, from Costa Mesa, Calif., conducts preservation maintenance on an elevator aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan, is serving forward to provide a rapid-response capability in the event of a regional contingency or natural disaster.

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