170325-N-BB269-020 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 25, 2017) A Marine assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter monitors flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The ship is the flagship of it's expeditionary strike group, which is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III/Released)