Machinist's Mate Fireman Michael Okray, from Dallas, ascends a vertical ladder following routine hourly oil checks in a shaft alley aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).

PHILIPPINE SEA (Mar. 26, 2017) Machinist's Mate Fireman Michael Okray, from Dallas, ascends a vertical ladder following routine hourly oil checks in a shaft alley aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Theship and its expeditionary strike group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Diana Quinlan) File# 170326-N-WF272-080