The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) and other ships assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group steam in formation with Republic of Korea Navy ships during a photo exercise in the East China Sea March 27, 2014. The ships were 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.