PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 19, 2017) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) conduct vertical replenishment (VERTREP) operations with an SA 330 Puma helicopter, assigned to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-8) during Annual Exercise 2017 (AE17). AE17, the premiere training event between the Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, is designed to increase the defensive readiness and interoperability of Japanese and American Forces through training in air and sea operations. (

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171119-N-HI376-067 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 19, 2017) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) conduct vertical replenishment (VERTREP) operations with an SA 330 Puma helicopter, assigned to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-8) during Annual Exercise 2017 (AE17). AE17, the premiere training event between the Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, is designed to increase the defensive readiness and interoperability of Japanese and American Forces through training in air and sea operations. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy Graham)

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