121203-N-XS649-055 SASEBO, Japan (Dec. 3, 2012) - Family and friends await Sailors to depart the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) after a three-month deployment. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed amphibious ready group and is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Justin Peeler/Released)