170317-N-PP996-095 [Image 225 of 455]

SOUTH CHINA SEA

03.17.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Kelley 

U.S. Navy           

170317-N-PP996-095
SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 17, 2017) Sailors watch from the port bridge wing as the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Akizuki-class destroyer JS Teruzuki (DD 116) conducts a passing exercise with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). Michael Murphy is on a scheduled western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Kelley/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.17.2017
• Date Posted: 03.22.2017 00:55
• Photo ID: 3247084
• VIRIN: 170317-N-PP996-095
• Resolution: 4604x2896
• Size: 1.18 MB
• Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA