Malibu residents Candace Brown, of Zuma Jay’s surf shop, and Steve Hendricks, president and CEO of Virgin Digital Studios, visited the USS Bonhomme Richard LHD 6 assault vessel off the coast of Coronado Island Oct. 28.
The Malibu residents were nominated for the adventure by Dennis Hall and were selected by commander Jason Salata along with five other nominees as a part of the Navy’s Leaders to Sea Program.
Brown and Hendricks took a Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopter from the base on Coronado Island near San Diego to the USS Bonhomme Richard LHD 6, which was about 40 nautical miles off the coast. The locals met the ship’s leadership team and staff, toured the ship and enjoyed a lunch. They rode back to shore aboard the ship, which was en route to port.