2nd Lt. Ethan Treacy, a public affairs officer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, watches nighttime flight operations aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), June 10, 2017. Marine aviators with Marine Attack Squadron 311 (VMA-311) and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (VMM-265), which combine to form the Aviation Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, refined their nighttime takeoff and landing capabilities during the training. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Grou
2nd Lt. Ethan Treacy, a public affairs officer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, watches nighttime flight operations aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), June 10, 2017. Marine aviators with Marine Attack Squadron 311 (VMA-311) and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (VMM-265), which combine to form the Aviation Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, refined their nighttime takeoff and landing capabilities during the training. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
Size: 1732px × 1155px
Photo credit: © Dudley Little / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: bonhomme, richard, uss
