The Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU disembarked the U.S. Navy vessels of the USS Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group after completing a more than three month patrol. - Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit board a bus at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 19, 2017. The Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU disembarked the U.S. Navy vessels of the USS Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group after completing a more than three month patrol. During the patrol, the 31st MEU and BHR ESG completed a series of training benchmarks and exercises, including Exercise Talisman Saber 17 along Australia’s east coast and preparedness training in Guam. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stormy Mendez)

Staff Sgt. Cary Chase rests during a workout in the gym aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 27, 2017. - Staff Sgt. Cary Chase rests during a workout in the gym aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonah Baase/Released)