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USS Wasp to relieve USS Bonhomme Richard in Japan

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USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) will relocate to San Diego in the fall of 2017 and USS Wasp (LHD 1) will replace it as the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship in Japan.

USS Wasp (LHD-1) Osprey 2
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary L. Borden (RELEASED) (http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=51717) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The move is necessary as Wasp is configured to support F-35B flight operations, the first F-35B to deploy to Japan will take place in 2017.

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