180520-N-JH384-1457 [Image 3 of 228]

05.20.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tracey Bannister 

U.S. Navy           

180520-N-JH384-1457 SHIMODA, Japan (May 17, 2018) Gas Turbine Systems Technician 3rd Class William Cremering and Ensign Robert Beurket shake hands at the beginning of a community relations volleyball match between Sailors from the forward deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) and local personnel as part of the Shimoda Black Ship Festival. The 79th Shimoda Black Ship Festival promotes peaceful relations between the Japanese and American people and commemorates the 164th anniversary of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan in 1854, an event which marked the beginning of diplomacy and trade agreements between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tracey Bannister/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.20.2018
• Date Posted: 05.22.2018 00:01
• Photo ID: 4408252
• VIRIN: 180520-N-JH384-1457
• Resolution: 2592x1833
• Size: 1.26 MB