Approaching the Well Deck

January 30, 2013 7:34AM

A landing craft air cushion loaded with Humvees approaches the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard on Monday in the 7th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Betsy Knapper

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An aircraft releases a fire-retardant solution to help stop the spreading of the burning fires last week at Black Forest, Colorado. Army photo by Sergeant Jonathan C. Thibault

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