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Marines and sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force and USS Bonhomme Richard enjoy the view as they man the rails passing under the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for Fleet Week, Oct. 5, 2011. The annual event allows San Franciscans a unique opportunity to interact with service members and demonstrate I MEF as a potential asset for the Bay Area in responding to a sudden crisis. Fleet Week gives Marines and sailors aboard USS Bonhomme Richard a chance to demonstrate assets, capabilities and the Crops’ amphibious nature, readiness and ability to respond to disasters. - Marines and sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force and USS Bonhomme Richard enjoy the view as they man the rails passing under the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for Fleet Week, Oct. 5, 2011. The annual event allows San Franciscans a unique opportunity to interact with service members and demonstrate I MEF as a potential asset for the Bay Area in responding to a sudden crisis. Fleet Week gives Marines and sailors aboard USS Bonhomme Richard a chance to demonstrate assets, capabilities and the Crops’ amphibious nature, readiness and ability to respond to disasters.

Sergeant Ryan M. Krochmolny, machine gun section leader, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, is awarded the Bronze Star with Combat “V” Sept. 1, 2011, for heroic actions while deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan. Krochmolny was a machine gun section leader and exhibited great leadership, courage and unselfishness during the seven-month deployment. In one instance, he carried a wounded Marine several hundred yards and shielded the Marine from enemy machine-gun fire. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lenzo) - Sergeant Ryan M. Krochmolny, machine gun section leader, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, is awarded the Bronze Star with Combat “V” Sept. 1, 2011, for heroic actions while deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan. Krochmolny was a machine gun section leader and exhibited great leadership, courage and unselfishness during the seven-month deployment. In one instance, he carried a wounded Marine several hundred yards and shielded the Marine from enemy machine-gun fire. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lenzo)