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    Vinson Carrier Strike Group Conducts Passing Honors Ceremony with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force [Image 4 of 8]

    Vinson Carrier Strike Group Conducts Passing Honors Ceremony with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

    PHILIPPINE SEA

    09.19.2021

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Haydn Smith  

    USS Carl Vinson   

    210919-N-HS181-1297 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2021) Sailors assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) man the rails and return salutes while receiving passing honors from Sailors of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi (DD 107) and Kongō-class guided-missile destroyer JS Chōkai (DDG 176), Sept. 19, 2021. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Haydn N. Smith)

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    Date Taken: 09.19.2021
    Date Posted: 09.22.2021 01:48
    Photo ID: 6845118
    VIRIN: 210919-N-HS181-1298
    Resolution: 5190x3460
    Size: 1.17 MB
    Location: PHILIPPINE SEA

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