Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Barker | U.S. Navy | 04.08.2018
180409-N-RI884-0138 EAST CHINA SEA (April 9, 2018) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Osumi-class amphibious transport dock ship JS Shimokita (LST 4002) is underway as part of a coordinated formation steaming with the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group. The bilateral navigational maneuvers were conducted as part of an enduring commitment of both sea services to increase U.S.-Japan naval......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Johans Chavarro | U.S. Navy | 05.20.2013
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense force tank landing ship JS Shimokita (LST 4002) departs from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam along with the destroyer JS Atago (DDG 177) and the helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181). The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships are en route to San Diego to participate in multilateral exercise Dawn Blitz. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise led by U.S. 3rd......
