Posted: 06/01/2013
EAST CHINA SEA (JUNE 19, 2013) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) shield their faces from jet exhaust as an AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 513 lands on the ship's flight deck. The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group is conducting joint force operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Edward Guttierrez III)