The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), center, transits the East China Sea with the South Korean amphibious assault ship ROKS Dokdo (LPH 6111), right, and the South Korean amphibious dock landing ship ROKS Bi Ro Bong (LST 682), front, and other Republic of Korea Navy ships during a photo exercise March 27, 2014. The Bonhomme Richard was the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and was participating in exercise Ssang Yong 14, a combined U.S.-South Korean combat readiness and joint/combined interoperability exercise designed to advance South Korean command and control capabilities through amphibious operations.