U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball hosts local media, community leaders while in Kagoshima, Japan [Image 2 of 14]

KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN

02.11.2023

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi      

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) crewmembers and U.S. Consulate Fukuoka staff lead a group of community leaders 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.

• Date Taken: 02.11.2023
• Date Posted: 02.11.2023 04:36
• Photo ID: 7629218
• VIRIN: 230211-G-DX668-1025
• Resolution: 8256x5504
• Size: 5.46 MB
• Location: KAGOSHIMA, JP