180113-N-TH560-034 SASEBO (Jan. 13, 2018) Air Department Sailors conduct a foreign object debris walk down on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in preparation for in port flight operations. 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. She is scheduled to change homeports to San Diego, Calif. following the arrival of USS Wasp (LUD 1) (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeanette Mullinax/Released)