220122-N-YN807-1089 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 22, 2022) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), Wasp-class landing helicopter dock USS Essex (LHD 2), and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181) transit the Philippine Sea Jan. 22, 2022. Operating as part of Pacific Fleet, Vinson, Gridley, Essex and Hyuga conducting training to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Megan Alexander)

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