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Members of the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Band take a bow after performing for the public at Gyokusenji Temple during the 87th annual 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. 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Taylor DiMartino)
| Date Taken: | 05.14.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.18.2026 20:55 |
| Photo ID: | 9692818 |
| VIRIN: | 260515-N-CL550-2203 |
| Resolution: | 6956x4637 |
| Size: | 9.04 MB |
| Location: | SHIMODA, SHIZUOKA, JP |
| Web Views: | 6 |
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