The amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) transits the East China Sea during a photo exercise March 27, 2014. The Denver was a part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and was 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.