170317-N-PP996-144 [Image 66 of 455]

03.17.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Kelley 

U.S. Navy           

170317-N-PP996-144 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 17, 2017) Cmdr. Robert A. Heely, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), shakes hands with Captain Masashi Kondo, Commodore of Escort Division 6 of Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, aboard Akizuki-class destroyer JS Teruzuki (DD 116). Michael Murphy is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Kelley/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.17.2017
• Date Posted: 03.22.2017 00:15
• Photo ID: 3246370
• VIRIN: 170317-N-PP996-144
• Resolution: 4506x2954
• Size: 1.12 MB