160826-N-TH560-459 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 26, 2016) Lt. j.g. Jessica Vaeth (right), voting assistance officer of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), explains how to register for an absentee ballot request following a Women’s Equality Day celebration. 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 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax/Released)