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U.S. Navy Capt. David Huljack, commodore of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, left, shakes hands with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. Izuru Ikeuchi, commander of Fleet Surface Force, 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: | 9876736 |
| VIRIN: | 260807-N-CL550-2113 |
| Resolution: | 7893x5377 |
| Size: | 4.29 MB |
| Location: | YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 9 |
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