נושאת מסוקים אמריקנית באילת: "לחזק את היחסים" US Navy USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)

מכונת המלחמה "בונהום ריצ'ארד" הגיעה לנמל אילת עם אלפי חיילים וטייסים, אחרי חודשיים בלב ים. כמה שעות לאחר שעגנה היא תועדה על ידי טייס מטוס ססנה שחלף מעליה ממש במקרה
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US Navy: USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) Welcome Home (San Diego 4/2010)


US Navy USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)


USS Bonhomme Richard Flight Deck Ops • East China Sea


F/A-18 Flyover USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)

Courtesy Video USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)
An F/A-18D Hornet aircraft assigned to Marine all-weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 flies a simulated landing pattern as part of forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard's (LHD 6) Precision Approach Landing System (PALS) certification. Sailors from Bonhomme Richard's Amphibious Air Traffic Control Center (AATCC) and technicians from Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) controlled the aircraft through multiple instrument approaches while conducting the necessary tests to achieve PALS certification. Bonhomme Richard is currently conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Well Deck Ops – Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bonhomme Richard

Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1666, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, enters the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).

The LCU is a type of boat used by amphibious forces to transport equipment and troops to the shore. They are capable of transporting tracked or wheeled vehicles and troops from amphibious assault ships to beachheads or piers. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing...)

USS Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), is operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready-response force for any type of contingency.




Sailors aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) advance



LHD Bonhomme Richard, Melbourne port call



AV-8B Harriers Take off and Land on USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6


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