160310-N-XK809-043 EAST SEA (March 10, 2016) – A landing craft air cushion (LCAC), assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7, launches from the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is participating in Ssang Yong 16, a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations - from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman William Sykes/Released)