221106-N-XB010-1019 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 6, 2022) – Members of the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) push off the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans’ (LPD 18) stern gate in combat ready raiding crafts (CRRCs) during Keen Sword 23 while in the Philippine Sea. Keen Sword is a joint, bilateral, biennial field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase combat readiness and interoperability and strengthen the ironclad Japan-U.S. alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Desmond Parks)
| Date Taken: | 11.18.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 11.20.2022 09:43 |
| Photo ID: | 7521445 |
| VIRIN: | 221119-N-XB010-1033 |
| Resolution: | 5568x3712 |
| Size: | 807.52 KB |
| Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
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Carrier Strike Group 5 concludes Keen Sword 23
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