ANNUALEX 2025 [Image 3 of 3]

JAPAN

10.20.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ezekiel Duran 

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet   

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184) (center), accompanied by JMSDF escorts, and U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) (right) forces sail together in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 20, 2025 in support of Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 25. ANNUALEX is a multilateral exercise that enhances the Japan and U.S. alliance, strengthens naval interoperability and demonstrates a joint commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class R. Ezekiel Duran)

• Date Taken: 10.20.2025
• Date Posted: 10.21.2025 04:35
• Photo ID: 9366369
• VIRIN: 251020-N-DH161-1022
• Resolution: 4852x3466
• Size: 9.65 MB
• Location: JP