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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. Izuru Ikeuchi, commander of Fleet Surface Force,
right, presents U.S. Navy Capt. David Huljack, commodore of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON)
15, with a Defense Cooperation Medal at JMSDF Funakoshi Base Service Activity in Yokosuka, Japan,
Aug. 7, 2026. The Defense Cooperation Medal is the highest award Japan Self-Defense
Forces grant to foreign service members. 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: | 08.06.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.19.2026 00:02 |
| Photo ID: | 9876725 |
| VIRIN: | 260807-N-CL550-2015 |
| Resolution: | 7372x4915 |
| Size: | 4.3 MB |
| Location: | YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 4 |
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