U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 9, assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7, prepares to enter the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in the East China Sea during Ssang Yong 14 as part of Marine Expeditionary Force Exercise (MEFEX) 2014 April 2, 2014. The Bonhomme Richard was assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group 7 and participated in MEFEX 2014, a U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific-sponsored series of exercises between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and South Korean forces. Among the exercises were the Korean Marine Exchange Program, Freedom Banner 14, Ssang Yong 14, Key Resolve 14 and the Combined Marine Component Command 14 command post exercise.