Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) prepare to take the advancement exam for the rank of petty officer 2nd class on the ship's mess decks.

CERAM SEA (Sep. 12, 2013) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) prepare to take the advancement exam for the rank of petty officer 2nd class on the ship's mess decks. Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting routine joint-force operations with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Edward Guttierrez III) File# 130912-N-KE519-010