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Shimoda City Mayor MATSUKI Shoichiro, right, presents a personalized traditional Japanese calligraphy-style signature to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 Commodore Capt. David Huljack during a luncheon for local dignitaries, U.S. officials and military members during the 87th annual Black Ship Festival 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. DESRON 15 is 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Taylor DiMartino)
| Date Taken: | 05.20.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.20.2026 06:49 |
| Photo ID: | 9696935 |
| VIRIN: | 260516-N-CL550-3075 |
| Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
| Size: | 10.02 MB |
| Location: | SHIMODA, SHIZUOKA, JP |
| Web Views: | 4 |
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