170812-N-RU971-034 CORAL SEA (Aug. 12, 2017) Lt. Col. David Steele, from Tampa, Fla., assigned to Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), speaks with Sailors in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) as part of a certification exercise (CERTEX). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is supporting a CERTEX that will evaluate the 31st MEU on crisis response operations for a number of potential contingencies. CERTEX, taking pl
170812-N-RU971-034 CORAL SEA (Aug. 12, 2017) Lt. Col. David Steele, from Tampa, Fla., assigned to Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), speaks with Sailors in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) as part of a certification exercise (CERTEX). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is supporting a CERTEX that will evaluate the 31st MEU on crisis response operations for a number of potential contingencies. CERTEX, taking place off the coast of and within Australia’s Shoalwater Bay Training Area, will test the MEU’s ability to conduct all of its core missions such as stability operations, non-combatant evacuation and disaster relief. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cameron McCulloch/Released)
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