251028-N-DR102-1028
Capt. Russell Everett, commanding officer of amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), tours the Kongo-class guided missile destroyer JS Chokai (DDG-176) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Oct. 28, 2025. Essex is the host ship for Chokai while at Naval Base San Diego. Essex is homeported in San Diego, conducting a maintenance period to upgrade and refurbish many key systems aboard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Zachary Warr)
| Date Taken: | 10.28.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.19.2025 22:14 |
| Photo ID: | 9455683 |
| VIRIN: | 251028-N-DR102-1028 |
| Resolution: | 2373x1500 |
| Size: | 2.23 MB |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 3 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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