161006-N-TH560-050 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 6, 2016) Senior

161006-N-TH560-050 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 6, 2016) Senior Chief Petty Officer Nathan Montes briefs visitors on ship safety prior to a media tour aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as part of Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise 33 (PHIBLEX). PHIBLEX 33 is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise that combines amphibious landing and live-fire training with humanitarian civic assistance efforts to strengthen interoperability and working relationships. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax/Released)