09/10/2015: Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group formation during Talisman Sabre 2015. [maxgallery id="79482"] Credit: USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6):7/16/15 INDIAN OCEAN (July 16, 2015)Eleven of the ships that participated in Talisman Sabre 2015 steam in formation off the western coast of Australia. The ships [from left to right] are…
05/26/2015: Amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) arrives at White Beach Naval Facility joining USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). Green Bay along with USS Ashland (LSD 48) are part of the Bonhomme Richard ARG on deployment to the…
02/25/2015: The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) pulls into Sepanggar, Malaysia, for a scheduled port visit. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of USS Ashland (LSD 48), USS Germantown (LSD 42) and, the newest member, USS Green Bay…
07/03/2014:USS Ashland leaves the pier in Thailand for the sea phase of exercise CARAT. CARAT (Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training) is part of an annual bilateral exercise series between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand. As a longstanding venue…
11/29/2013: During Operation Damayan, JTF-505 demonstrated the successful cooperation between partners in the Asia-Pacific, enabled by the forward presence of U.S. military assets. The versatility of the Osprey makes it ideal for operating across international platforms during crises and contingencies and integrating the seabase into overall operatons. [slidepress gallery='the-osprey-and-the-sdf'] Credit:…
11/25/2013: In this video, we see the V-22 Osprey, for the first time to ever land and take-off aboard the USS Ashland (LSD-48). It was doing so while the ship was underway in the Leyte Gulf, Philippines. USS Ashland (LSD-48) is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the…
