160818-N-XT039-122 OKINAWA, Japan (Aug. 18, 2016) Capt. Jeffrey Ward, commanding officer of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), salutes Rear Adm. Marc Dalton, commander, U.S. Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, as he arrives aboard. Bonhomme Richard is on a port visit to White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan and will embark Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jesse Marquez Magalllanes/Released)