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    U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Annual Exercise 2023 [Image 5 of 24]

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    U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Annual Exercise 2023

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    11.11.2023

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Ringers 

    USS Carl Vinson   

    231111-N-GR586-1032 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2023) From left to right, Vice Adm. Akira Saito, Commander-in-Chief, Self-Defense Fleet, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) ONE, and Capt. Matthew Thomas, commanding officer of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), hold talks during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2023. ANNUALEX is a multilateral exercise conducted by naval elements of the Royal Australian, Royal Canadian, JMSDF, and U.S. navies to demonstrate naval interoperability and a joint commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. Vinson, flagship of CSG ONE, is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Benjamin Ringers)

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    Date Taken: 11.11.2023
    Date Posted: 11.12.2023 06:51
    Photo ID: 8119651
    VIRIN: 231111-N-GR586-1032
    Resolution: 3926x2613
    Size: 2.53 MB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA

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