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    USS Fitzgerald leadership visits JS Kumano for a reception

    SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

    03.23.2026

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Dimal 

    Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15

    U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Paul Richardson, right, poses for a photo with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Mogami-class frigate JS Kumano (FFM 2) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Kenji Okumura during a reception in Kumano’s hangar bay as a part of Exercise Kakadu 2026, in Sydney, March 23, 2026. Exercise Kakadu is the Royal Australian Navy’s premier exercise and provides an opportunity for regional nations to participate in multinational maritime activities. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. Fitzgerald 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 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Dimal)

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    Date Taken: 03.23.2026
    Date Posted: 03.27.2026 03:05
    Photo ID: 9586664
    VIRIN: 260323-N-ER894-3021
    Resolution: 3930x3144
    Size: 2.24 MB
    Location: SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AU

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