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    161103-N-GP548-010 [Image 158 of 240]

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    The image shows the flight deck of a US Navy aircraft carrier with multiple F/A-18 Hornet/Super Hornet jets parked on deck. In the background, a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer bearing hull number '115' and flying the Japanese naval ensign is sailing in close formation. A second warship is visible in the far background on the left horizon.

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    11.04.2016

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Elijah Leinaar  

    U.S. Navy           

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    PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 3, 2016) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Akizuki-class destroyer (DD-115), middle, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), furthest, navigate in formation during the joint-bilateral exercise Keen Sword 17 (KS17). KS17 is a biennial, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Pacific Command-sponsored Field Training Exercise (FTX). KS17 is designed to meet mutual defense objectives by increasing combat readiness and interoperability between Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and U.S. forces. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5), is on patrol in the Philippine Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Elijah G. Leinaar/Released)

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    Date Taken: 11.04.2016
    Date Posted: 11.05.2016 00:22
    Photo ID: 2969644
    VIRIN: 161103-N-GP548-010
    Resolution: 2884x2060
    Size: 1.76 MB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA

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