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SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE (March 20, 2023) Navigation officer Lt. Tristan Nguyen, right, gives a tour to French navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) sailors in the pilot house of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) at Changi Naval Base in Singapore, March 20, 2023. Oakland, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sang Kim) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 25, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) steams in the South China Sea while conducting operations with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Kirisame (DD 104), March 25. Milius is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

YOKOSUKA, Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 20, 2023) Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Terry Keyes, from Bay Springs, Mississippi, gives a tour of flight deck control aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), to members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, March 20. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports Alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class George Cardenas) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 25, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Milius (DDG 69) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), background, transit the South China Sea while conducting operations with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, March 25, 2023. Milius is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 23, 2023) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) transit the Philippine Sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is conducting a bilateral maritime exercise with the JMSDF in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Carson Croom) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 23, 2023) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) transit the Philippine Sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is conducting a bilateral maritime exercise with the JMSDF in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Carson Croom) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 23, 2023) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) steam behind the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is conducting a bilateral maritime exercise with the JMSDF in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Hannah Kantner) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 23, 2023) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 prepares to make an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), not pictured, as it steams ahead of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is conducting a bilateral maritime exercise with the JMSDF in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin McTaggart) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 11, 2023) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. SAITO Akira, center, commander of the Self-Defense Fleet, and Capt. William Snyder, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), exchange coins aboard the forward-deployed ship during Exercise Iron Fist in the Philippine Sea, March 11, 2023. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thomas B. Contant) Share

OKINAWA, Japan

OKINAWA, JAPAN (Mar. 12, 2023) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force parade the colors to open the closing ceremony for Exercise Iron Fist aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force landing ship tank JS Osumi (LST-4001) while moored in Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 12. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shelby M. Tucker) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 1, 2023) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force load a U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicle onto a JMSDF landing craft, air cushion aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) during Iron Fist 23 in the Philippine Sea, March 1, 2023. The loading was part of a LCAC swap between the U.S. Navy and JMSDF to increase interoperability between the naval services of the countries. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the JMSDF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew King) Share

PHILIPPINE SEA

PHILIPPINE SEA (March 1, 2023) U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force load a U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicle onto a JMSDF landing craft, air cushion aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) during Iron Fist 23 in the Philippine Sea, March 1, 2023. The loading was part of a LCAC swap between the U.S. Navy and JMSDF to increase interoperability between the naval services of the countries. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and the JMSDF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andrew King) Share