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    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball hosts local media, community leaders while in Kagoshima, Japan [Image 6 of 14]

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    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball hosts local media, community leaders while in Kagoshima, Japan

    U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) crewmembers and U.S. Consulate Fukuoka staff lead a group of journalists from Kagoshima on a tour of the Kimball during the cutter’s multi-day port call in Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 11, 2023. Kimball’s crew are in Kagoshima to conduct joint training and professional exchanges with members of the Japan Coast Guard expanding on a memorandum of cooperation signed in 2022 between the two sea services which established Operation SAPPHIRE, a perpetual operation to strengthen relationships, increase bilateral engagements, and focus on maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi.

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    Date Taken: 02.11.2023
    Date Posted: 02.11.2023 04:34
    Photo ID: 7629222
    VIRIN: 230211-G-DX668-1132
    Resolution: 6048x4024
    Size: 1.95 MB
    Location: KAGOSHIMA, JP

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