Sailors Aboard USS Milius (DDG 69) Participate in a Maritime Strike Operation Exercise During ANNUALEX 19 [Image 3 of 7]

PHILIPPINE SEA

11.13.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor M DiMartino 

Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron 15

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 13, 2019) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Lt. Cmdr. Shoichi Aoki, assigned to the Akizuki-class destroyer JS Suzutsuki (DD 117), left, talks with Lt. Henry Villatoro, assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, from Brooklyn, N.Y., as they participate in a maritime strike operation exercise in the combat information center of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 19. Milius is participating in ANNUALEX 19, a bilateral exercise which further develops coordination and interoperability of the premier alliance between the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino)

• Date Taken: 11.13.2019
• Date Posted: 11.13.2019 22:06
• Photo ID: 5909721
• VIRIN: 191113-N-CL550-0236
• Resolution: 5315x3484
• Size: 947.72 KB
• Location: PHILIPPINE SEA