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U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffrey Ward, left, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard, cooks and serves hamburgers to the crew during a Fourth of July picnic on the flight deck in the Indian Ocean, July 4, 2015. The Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the an expeditionary strike group and is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffrey Ward, left, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard, cooks and serves hamburgers to the crew during a Fourth of July picnic on the flight deck in the Indian Ocean, July 4, 2015. The Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the an expeditionary strike group and is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

U.S. Navy Capt. Jeffrey Ward, left, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard, cooks and serves hamburgers to the crew during a Fourth of July picnic on the flight deck in the Indian Ocean, July 4, 2015. The Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the an expeditionary strike group and is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

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