Bonhomme Richard’s Life Support Lesson
Views expressed on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of AUSN In late October of 2021, the U.S. Navy released its extraordinarily illuminating investigative report on the disastrous fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6).[1] This document helps shed light onto what is quite possibly the most costly calamity to have hit the Navy in decades. Of critical note is the report’s focus on the extensive string of failures that contributed to the total loss of the shi