Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald A. Laganzon rappels from a helicopter parked on USS Bonhomme Richard’s flight deck here Oct. 6 to an elevator platform three stories below. Laganzon serves with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, the ground combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which deployed Sept. 24 to the Western Pacific. - Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald A. Laganzon rappels from a helicopter parked on USS Bonhomme Richard’s flight deck here Oct. 6 to an elevator platform three stories below. Laganzon serves with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, the ground combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which deployed Sept. 24 to the Western Pacific.

Cpl. Martha V. Estevane reads a children’s book for her daughter as Petty Officer 1st Class Juan R. Bejarano checks the camera on board USS Bonhomme Richard here Sept. 28. Estevane will send a DVD to her child to view as part of United Through Reading, a program intended to keep deployed parents connected with their children through video taped reading sessions. - Cpl. Martha V. Estevane reads a children’s book for her daughter as Petty Officer 1st Class Juan R. Bejarano checks the camera on board USS Bonhomme Richard here Sept. 28. Estevane will send a DVD to her child to view as part of United Through Reading, a program intended to keep deployed parents connected with their children through video taped reading sessions.

Amphibious assault vehicles lay in a defensive position Aug. 19 as Marines with Company G wait to conduct a night raid. The raid was the final training exercise for Battalion Landing Team 2/4 before it deploys with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. - Amphibious assault vehicles lay in a defensive position Aug. 19 as Marines with Company G wait to conduct a night raid. The raid was the final training exercise for Battalion Landing Team 2/4 before it deploys with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.