Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit gather

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit gather at the forward end of the flight deck aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) after embarking for a scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, June 7, 2017. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group – a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. T. T. Parish/Released)