U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Annual Exercise 2023 [Image 4 of 24]

PHILIPPINE SEA

11.11.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Ringers 

USS Carl Vinson   

231111-N-GR586-1168 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2023) From left to right, Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) ONE, Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Cmdr. Christopher Barry, Commodore Michael Harris, Director General Maritime Operations, RAN, Capt. Robert Watt, Canadian Defence Attaché to Japan, Royal Canadian Navy, and Capt. Matthew Thomas, commanding officer of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), hold talks during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2023. ANNUALEX is a multilateral exercise conducted by naval elements of the Royal Australian, Royal Canadian, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and U.S. navies to demonstrate naval interoperability and a joint commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. Vinson, flagship of CSG ONE, is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Benjamin Ringers)

• Date Taken: 11.11.2023
• Date Posted: 11.12.2023 06:51
• Photo ID: 8119649
• VIRIN: 231111-N-GR586-1168
• Resolution: 4783x3183
• Size: 2.61 MB
• Location: PHILIPPINE SEA