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    Otaru Community Leaders Hold a Welcome Reception for USS Dewey Sailors [Image 5 of 5]

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    Otaru Community Leaders Hold a Welcome Reception for USS Dewey Sailors

    OTARU, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN

    02.06.2026

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Oscar Diaz 

    Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15

    260207-N-JJ672-1216
    Yutaka Nakano, president of the Otaru Chamber of Commerce and Industry, center, greets and addresses U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, U.S. government officials, Otaru Self-Defense Forces Support Association (SDFSA) members and chamber of commerce members at a welcome reception during a port visit to Otaru, Japan, Feb. 7, 2026. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. U.S. 7th Fleet is the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)

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    Date Taken: 02.06.2026
    Date Posted: 02.11.2026 21:33
    Photo ID: 9518725
    VIRIN: 260207-N-JJ672-1216
    Resolution: 5358x3998
    Size: 5.25 MB
    Location: OTARU, HOKKAIDO, JP

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