0811196984M-025 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 19, 2008) The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) leads a formation of Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships during a photo exercise at the culmination of ANNUALEX 2008. The permanently forward deployed George Washington Carrier Strike Group concluded its bi-lateral training operations in the Pacific Ocean with Japan Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces, which increased interoperability and strengthened its partnership.

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