On February 27, forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departed Sasebo, Japan for a regularly-scheduled patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), USS Bonhomme Richard Public Affairs said.
According to the news release, Bonhomme Richard is scheduled to finalize shipboard certifications and conduct joint force operations with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) as they perform amphibious integration training (AIT) in preparation for a certification exercise (CERTEX).
AIT and CERTEX will focus on the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group’s and the MEU’s amphibious assault and humanitarian assistance capabilities, disaster relief operations and non-combatant evacuation missions
“This in-port period allowed Bonhomme Richard’s crew and contractors to perform key maintenance in preparation for our first patrol of 2017,” said Capt. Jeffrey Ward, commanding officer of Bonhomme Richard.
“With the superior performance I’ve seen across the deck plates, I am certain the crew is ready to effectively execute our mission and continue to provide a rapid-response capability within our AOR,” Captain Ward added.
LATEST STORIES
Japan makes inaugural deployment of coastguard vessel to Australia
The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) will for the first time deploy a vessel to Australia, as part of efforts to strengthen counter-piracy measures in Southeast Asia. The vessel, the 3,300-tonne Souya-class … [Read More...]
Navy admiral’s visit reaffirms strong US-PH alliance
MANILA -- The visit of US Chief-of-Navy Operations, Admiral John Richardson, to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City gave both the Philippines and the … [Read More...]
ADAS 2018 OBSERVATIONS AND HIGHLIGHTS
I was able to attend the 2018 Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) at the World Trade Center (WTC) in Manila recently, and every time the event is held (every two years) it always seem to get bigger and … [Read More...]
US reiterates offer to sell F-16 jets to PH: Lorenzana
MANILA -- The US government reiterated its offer to supply the Philippines with the Lockheed Martin F-16. The offer took place during Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin … [Read More...]
Philippine Air Force’s New C-130 SABIR Kit Includes an ELTA Radar
The kit incorporates, among other systems, an electro-optical imager and a variant of ELTA Systems' EL/M-2022 synthetic aperture radar The 300th Air Intelligence and Security Wing (AISW) of the … [Read More...]
PHL, China to hold joint military exercises in Zhanjiang
The Philippines will hold joint military exercises with China during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)-China military exercise to be held in Zhanjiang, China on October 22 to 29, the … [Read More...]