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 A helicopter from Helicopter
Sea Combat Squadron (HSC)
3 combats a fire aboard the
amphibious assault ship USS
Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at
Naval Base San Diego, July 14.
On the morning of July 12, a fire
was called away aboard the ship
while it was moored pierside at
Naval Base San Diego. Base and
shipboard firefighters responded
to the fire. Bonhomme Richard
is going through a maintenance
availability, which began in
2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 3rd
Class Garrett LaBarge/Released)

Naval Sea Systems Command issued
an advisory to all supervising authori-
ties on directed fire prevention require-
ments and outlined corrective actions to
improve fire protection, damage control,
and firefighting doctrine, all of which
will be executed in close partnerships
with industry partners.

All investigations associated with the fire
onboard LHD 6 remain ongoing. USS
Bonhomme Richard is assigned to the
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

 Sailors depart the amphibious
assault ship USS Bonhomme
Richard (LHD 6) after combating
a fire on board. (U.S. Navy
Photo by Mass Communication
Specialist Seaman Jeffrey F. Yale/
Released)

 Sailors discuss the firefighting
efforts as Sailors from multiple
commands and Federal San
Diego Firefighters combat a fire
aboard the amphibious assault
ship USS Bonhomme Richard
(LHD 6) July 14. (U.S. Navy
photo by Mass Communication
Specialist 3rd Class Christina
Ross/Released)

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