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Members of the U.S. 7th Fleet Band perform alongside members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Band during the 87th annual Black Ship Festival Official Ceremony, at Shimoda Park in Shimoda, Japan, May 16, 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: | 05.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.20.2026 06:27 |
| Photo ID: | 9696891 |
| VIRIN: | 260516-N-CL550-1002 |
| Resolution: | 7256x4837 |
| Size: | 8.11 MB |
| Location: | SHIMODA, SHIZUOKA, JP |
| Web Views: | 1 |
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