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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 28, 2021) Sailors aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Yudachi (DD 103) wave to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) during a transit of the South China Sea. Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the JMSDF)
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