170325-N-RU971-183 SASEBO, Japan (March 25, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Andres Chavez, from Chicago, gives Okinawan university students a tour of the well deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) 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 3rd Class Cameron McCulloch/Released)