The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), left, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) and other ships assigned to the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group are underway with Republic of Korea Navy ships during a photo exercise in the East China Sea March 27, 2014. The ships were 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.