Bon Homme Richard (LHD 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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.-7 Ei pl fr' EI lil A i t nc mlwast quantities of fresh water. lfaing Eamrwith our ship's multiple capabilities, we are Jwlllauniquely equipped to handle humanitarian operations like this one, Jones said. preparation of the upcoming mission, llUBonhomme Richard's crew loaded over 300 mmalqpallets of supplies onboard during the ship's mpflllliti-hour port stop in Guam. The ship also also conducted flight operations in port to deliver supplies to USS Duluth QLPD 65 anchored in the bay. Bonhomme Richard is currently deployed as the flagship of ESG 5, a combined expedi- tionary armada comprised of Navy ships and a submarine, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit tSpecial Operations Capablej and a U.S. Coast We are uniquely equipped to handle humanitarian operations like this one, Captain J. Scott Jones K el., January 5, 2005 BHR enters Straight of Malacca, Sailors and Marines volunteer time to fill 1,000 5 gallon containers with fresh water, BHR flew more than 150,000 lbs of supplies and four International Red Cross Workers aboard the ship. R: January 7, 2005 BHR delivers more than 7,000 lbs of aide to tsunami victims of Sumatra, including Banda Aceh and Blagpidie. 81

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l , ' Q1 fl Q 1 , . ,. . .. ,, ,.. . . . , A 2 ll AT SEA ABOARD USS BONHOIVHVIE Jones, Commanding Officer of the San Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditiona islfll RICHARD CLHD 61 - The Multi-purpose Diego-based ship. Our condolences and Unit tSpecial-Operations Capablej traine Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bonhomme hearts go out to the victims ofthe earthquake for humanitarian assistance operations 3 im: Richard CLHD 63 cut short a port visit to and tsunamis. We are eager to lend them a recently as November during theirJointTaS nique Guam Dec. 28 and set sail for South Asia in hand. Force Exercise. peiai preparation to provide humanitarian assis- I . tance to the disaster stricken region. Along with combat operations, maritime ln addition to the shlp's embarked aircra nprt interdiction operations, non-combatantevac- and watercraft capable of delivering muc nnho This is one of our missions, and we are uations, and a variety of other missions, needed supplies ashore, the ship hasatop allets I! ' feafi! to. d0,EE'f Riff? SW . CAPTJ1 50931 W Bonhomme Richard and her embarked D.0tCh.IDSQE?'-?f?ff.?l'9lhe ab!UtX fo PFOGUCWU' i i i ,ics . i l 5 5. ,affi .. i i i l .i , i .l 1 l l i i i i l i S I l l January 2, 2005 Repair Division begins manufacturing more than 20 fresh water manifolds. BH VOI W8 December 28 2004 l ' . . Janua 4 2005 o I d 300 i . 'Y 1 . noe Over gfafffes Ofsupphes m BHR kicks off Biue!Green Tsunami Relief ' Fund Drive. so '- ff'E?.-gli?-' ' ...,eL.L, ' 'TT f ' ' ' ' ' V V 1 i - Y' fu. ff- :ff-f ...ws . ..-. 2 L . NL.-... ...- -.-i-,ss.,::gg:.,....-. . ,V .. . .,, , .. . N . , at. M. -..-,at .- .A H -.un-:w1vzrLa24,:.74tvz1zcc1.4'.,:i:g1a1m.z M.. .. ,. . .. , A E ' ' ' , . , fi Q ' f .' ' 1.7..l1f:EA'f.g Q,.1'-'E 2fi22Efi'Ef-iiifliiiE5Ff1?i2ff:3?'Ji,,:4.'3,:,iQ.:f-,Q'?.S' '1 f -,fj - ' .7 In , '

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O it U ti n Un USS BONHOMME RICHARD QNNSQ -- The BluelGreen Tsunami Relief Fund Drive kicked off Jan. 4 aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard QLHD Gy. The Blue!Green Tsunami Relief Fund Drive is a way for Sailors and embarked Marines to contribute money that will directly help tsunami victims. The fund drive was coordinated by the ship's executive officer and command chaplain staff. The money will be donated to tsunami victims through a charity to be determined later, according to Religious Program Spe- cialist 2nd Class CSWJ Janaee Stone from Rock Springs, Wyo., a relief fund coordina- tor. Greene executive officer fth 0 eSan based ship. The crew has a great histo the victims of the tsunami, said Capt, W generosity in the past - both Navy Marine. The crew wanted an o help this time. We are going to give them opportunity. Using the Navy!Marine Corps Cash The crew expressed interest in helping out System, t re he crew donated mo PPOrtunity January 8, 2005 January 9, 2005 15th MEU delivered more than 75,000 lbs supplies ashore. BHR delivers more than 49,000 lbs of January 10' 2005 d of aide to Sumatra. Culinary Special- ACU 5 dehvers 34,090 'bs of foo E ists onboard bake 4,000 brownies and and Water ashore 'n Sumatra' 82 cornbread for tsunami victims. ,. .,.., .-,,.,,.., ,,,. . ,, .. ,,,n WWW