PHOTO COURTESY OF MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS KYLE CARLSTROM
Master Chief Quartermaster Stephanie Kortatis, right, of Sayreville, and Quartermaster 1st Class Matthew Lenerville, of North Dakota, render honors during morning colors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) prior to the ship’s departure from Sasebo, Japan, on Jan. 23. Bonhomme Richard is underway conducting a Readiness for Sea assessment ahead of a regularly scheduled patrol in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.