151119-N-AY934-040 SASEBO, Japan (Nov. 19, 2015) Captain Jeffrey Ward, commanding officer of forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) (Center Left), welcomes Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Lt. Gen. Kiyoshi Ogawa, commanding general of the JGSDF Western Army (Center Right), during a tour of the ship. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Naomi VanDuser/Released)