U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Annual Exercise 2023 [Image 23 of 24]

PHILIPPINE SEA

11.11.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Sapien 

USS Carl Vinson   

231111-N-TL932-1509 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2023) From left to right, Commodore Michael Harris, Director General Maritime Operations, Royal Australian Navy, Capt. Robert Watt, Canadian Defense Attaché to Japan, Royal Canadian Navy, Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, and Vice Adm. Akira Saito, Commander in Chief, Self-Defense Fleet, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, pose for a photograph on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) 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 Carrier Strike Group 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 3rd Class Joshua Sapien)

• Date Taken: 11.11.2023
• Date Posted: 11.12.2023 06:29
• Photo ID: 8119669
• VIRIN: 231111-N-TL932-1466
• Resolution: 5568x3712
• Size: 536.84 KB
• Location: PHILIPPINE SEA