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Apr 22, 2014

The Dokdo (LPH-6111), an amphibious ship from the Republic of Korea's Navy, assists in search and rescue operations in response to the sunken ferry Sewol off the coast of the Republic of Korea, April 20, 2014. The Republic of Korea U.S. sailors and Marines aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) with Amphibious Squadron 11 (PHIBRON) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are currently working side-by-side during the search and rescue efforts. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 had just completed participation in exercise Ssang Yong ’14 and were roughly 100 nautical miles away when they were tasked to respond to the incident April 16. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 provide a forward deployed maritime contingency response force capable of conducting a wide range of amphibious operations in the Asia-Pacific region.

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