50704-N-NP779-039 INDIAN OCEAN (July 4, 2015) – Capt. Jeffrey Ward, commanding officer of forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard, cooks and serves hamburgers to the crew at a Fourth of July steel beach picnic on the flight deck. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHRESG) and is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ty C. Connors/ Released)