Bon Homme Richard (LHD 6) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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i i I l 4 ist nc l dollarsnto .the Blue!Green Tsunami Relief or it may help an entire town. humanitarian assistance operations off the lim Fund Drive 'n 'ts mst day' I - coast of the lndonesian island of Sumatra. My . Daniels said tsunami victims have suffered The crew has been great, and we've had a greatly and this is one way the Sailors :WH huge response so far. l know we can keep it aboard can help. up, Stone said. i The relief fund drive is scheduled to run . Fireman Jason Daniels, a Mission Viejo, through Jan. 8. 'ash Calif., native, from the ship's A Division said, ' f'f-fel--I I--I-A -.-- --.---., l1,,,1,A,,A,,,, rg-V., V , . I, I .,i i January 12, 2005 Januafy 13, 2005 HSC-21 rescues more than 40 trapped BHR Sailors and MHVUWGS donate Indonesian tsunami victims off the coast m0fS than 10,000 dollars to the Red of Sumatra. Cross for tsunami relief efforts. BHR is relieved by the USS ESSEX. January 13, 2005 5 Bl-IR delivers more than 98,000 lbs Om of food, vvater and medical supplies W to the island of Sumatra. 83