U.S. Pacific Fleet
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 8, 2016) Seaman Mckenzy Pickett (left), from Currituck, N.C., and Seaman Nicole Rodgers (right), from Omaha, Neb., demonstrate the duties of the bridge helmsman to members of the Philippine Navy during a tour of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as part of Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX). PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the South China Sea in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax/Released)
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 8, 2016) Seaman Mckenzy Pickett (left), from Currituck, N.C., and Seaman Nicole Rodgers (right), from Omaha, Neb., demonstrate the duties of the bridge helmsman to members of the Philippine Navy during a tour of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as part of Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX). PHIBLEX is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious capabilities and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the South China Sea in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax/Released)