150713-N-DQ503-124 INDIAN OCEAN (July 13, 2015) – Senior Chief Culinary Specialist Thomas Helms answers questions from Northern Australian reporters in the mess deck onboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is in the Indian Ocean participating in Talisman Sabre 2015, Talisman Sabre is a bilateral exercise intended to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor A. Elberg/Released)