SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 18, 2018) Chief Machinist's Mate Earl James, from Montgomery City, Minn., reviews the boiler lighting procedures with Sailors in the forward main machinery room of the 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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