150604-N-DQ503-071 EAST CHINA SEA – an AV-8B Harrier jet, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 311, takes off of the flight deck onboard the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of USS Green Bay, USS Ashland and embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.