USS Bonhomme Richard Begins Patrol
Navy News Service
Story Number: NNS160806-01
Release Date: 8/6/2016 11:01:00 AM
From USS Bonhomme Richard Public Affairs
SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- The Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 flagship, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), departed Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo for a scheduled patrol, Aug. 6.
Bonhomme Richard recently competed a 4-month selective restricted availability (SRA) period, during which time the ship made renovations and repairs to combat systems, engineering systems and berthings.
The upgrades were made to better serve the Sailors and Marines as they support the mission of security and peace in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
"We are very excited to get the ship back to sea after a successful maintenance period," said Capt. Jeffrey A. Ward, commanding officer, Bonhomme Richard. "The crew has put in a lot of hard work to make sure this ship is ready to return to sea and operate with our regional partners. I am confident in our ability to carry out any mission required of us."
Bonhomme Richard is forward deployed to Sasebo as part of the Amphibious Force 7th Fleet.
Commander, Amphibious Force U.S. 7th Fleet, is the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force, headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa in Japan.
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