Members of Fleet Surgical Team 9, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard, instructs hospital corpsmen from 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines on proper suture techniques using raw chicken breasts. Bonhomme Richard is forward deployed to conduct a hull swap with the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in Sasebo, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Katherine K. Barkley)