Japan Coast Guard members tour U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball in Kagoshima, Japan [Image 11 of 25]

KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN

02.13.2023

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi      

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Petty Officer Third Class Nicholas Mathews, a gunners mate aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756), provides information to Japan Coast Guard servicemembers on a tour of the Kimball during the cutter’s multi-day port call in Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 13, 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.

• Date Taken: 02.13.2023
• Date Posted: 02.14.2023 19:26
• Photo ID: 7632624
• VIRIN: 230213-G-DX668-3139
• Resolution: 6048x4024
• Size: 2.93 MB
• Location: KAGOSHIMA, JP