PACIFIC OCEAN – USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations Feb. 24, joining forward deployed naval forces (FDNF) in Sasebo, Japan in preparation for a hull swap with USS Essex (LHD 2) later this spring.
A hull swap is part of the U.S. Navy's long-range plan to maintain a highly capable amphibious ready group forward deployed in U.S. Pacific Command's area of responsibility.
Bonhomme Richard completed a mid-life modernization and maintenance
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