170925-N-RD713-432 SASEBO, Japan (Sept. 25, 2017) Vice

170925-N-RD713-432 SASEBO, Japan (Sept. 25, 2017) Vice Adm. Tom Rowden, commander of Naval Surface Forces, U. S. Pacific Fleet, addresses Sailors during an all-hands call in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Rowden is visiting Fleet Activities Sasebo, home of the 7th Fleet’s forward-deployed amphibious ships, to better understand forward-deployed readiness challenges and to discuss the new command Naval Surface Group Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Zachary DiPadova/Released)