Carl Vinson and Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Groups Join JMSDF for a Photo Exercise [Image 4 of 9]

SEA OF JAPAN

06.01.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelsey Adams 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

170601-N-RM689-187
SEA OF JAPAN (June 1, 2017) The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, including the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and the guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), operates with the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, including USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), CVW-5, USS Shiloh (CG 67), USS Barry (DDG 52), USS McCampbell (DDG 85), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and USS Mustin (DDG 89), and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships (JS) Hyuga (DDH 181) and JS Ashigara (DDG 178) in the western Pacific region. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy forces routinely train together to improve interoperability and readiness to provide stability and security for the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.01.2017
• Date Posted: 06.06.2017 22:58
• Photo ID: 3454125
• VIRIN: 170601-N-RM689-187
• Resolution: 5568x2208
• Size: 699.07 KB
• Location: SEA OF JAPAN