INDIAN OCEAN (July 4, 2015) - Sailors and Marines celebrate 4th of July on board the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) with a steel beach picnic sponsored by the Chief and Officer's Mess. Ashland is assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 3rd Class David A. Cox)