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SHIMODA, Japan (May 15, 2026) Rear Adm. lan Johnson, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan/Navy Region Japan, visits the USS Howard (DDG 83) during the 87th Black Ship Festival in Shimoda, Japan, May 15, 2026. The festival commemorates the 1854 arrival of Commodore Matthew C. Perry and his "black ships" to Shimoda, and the subsequent signing of the Japan-U.S. Treaty of Peace and Amity marking the start of diplomacy and trade between both countries. 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. 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 Sheryl Sullivan)
| Date Taken: | 05.14.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.19.2026 02:41 |
| Photo ID: | 9689915 |
| VIRIN: | 260515-N-SG091-1055 |
| Resolution: | 6310x4249 |
| Size: | 6.46 MB |
| Location: | SHIMODA, SHIZUOKA, JP |
| Web Views: | 2 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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