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From left: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Capt. Jo Takemasa, commodore, Surface Warfare Squadron 6 meets with Lt. j. g. James Marquez, Lt. Cmdr. Christopher "Patches" Evans and Cmdr. Hirohisa Kimura aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a bilateral exercise with the JMSDF in the South China Sea, April 16, 2026. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Belen Saldana)
| Date Taken: | 04.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.18.2026 19:06 |
| Photo ID: | 9624627 |
| VIRIN: | 260416-N-FA353-1013 |
| Resolution: | 5040x3360 |
| Size: | 2.56 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 4 |
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