Pushing past the standard, staying physically fit at sea Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Cary Chase lifts a set of dumbbells during a workout in the gym aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 27, 2017. Chase, who is from Bonire, Georgia, is the disbursing chief of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Combat Logistics Battalion 31. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy's Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, providing a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (1.88 MB) Tags: VMM 265, 5th marines, Australia , BLT 3/5 , USS Ashland (LSD 48), Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, USS Green Bay (LPD 20), bhr, CertEx, BHR ESG, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) , indo-asia-pacific, CORAL SEA, Certification exercise, 3rd Battalion, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Photo By: Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase VIRIN: 170827-M-BF835-025A.JPG Photo Gallery