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    USS Howard (DDG 83) exchanges holiday gifts with sister ship JS Ikazuchi (DD 107) [Image 3 of 8]

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    USS Howard (DDG 83) exchanges holiday gifts with sister ship JS Ikazuchi (DD 107)

    COMMANDER, FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, JAPAN

    12.11.2025

    Photo by Chief Petty Officer Taylor DiMartino 

    Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15

    YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 12, 2025) Leaders from U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi (DD 107) pose in front of Howard’s Mark 45 5-Inch gun on the fo’c’sle during an annual holiday gift exchange between the sister ships at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Dec. 12, 2025. Howard is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Taylor DiMartino)

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    Date Taken: 12.11.2025
    Date Posted: 12.21.2025 23:48
    Photo ID: 9456703
    VIRIN: 251212-N-CL550-1174
    Resolution: 5339x8009
    Size: 5.83 MB
    Location: COMMANDER, FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, JP

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