A jet sits on the flight deck.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 30, 2012) An AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542 sits on the flight deck aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) passes by off the coast of White Beach Naval Facility. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell) File# 120830-N-KB563-064