Members of the Crash and Salvage Crew aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) watch an AV-8B Harrier make a vertical landing on the flight deck

The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 23, 2003) Members of the Crash and Salvage Crew aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) watch an AV-8B Harrier make a vertical landing on the flight deck. Bonhomme Richard is deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Chris Reynolds. File# 030323-N-3181R-002