SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 7, 2017) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Chief Operations Specialist Akira Ito speaks with Chief Operations Specialist Marcus Mitchell, from Auburn, Alabama, and Operations Specialist 1st Class Jacob Jennings, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, during a visit to JMSDF ship JS Izumo (DDH 183) by Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) and Destroyer Squadron 31 Sailors. Sterett and DESRON 31 are part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group and is the third deploying group operating under the command and control construct called 3rd Fleet Forward. U.
SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 7, 2017) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Chief Operations Specialist Akira Ito speaks with Chief Operations Specialist Marcus Mitchell, from Auburn, Alabama, and Operations Specialist 1st Class Jacob Jennings, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, during a visit to JMSDF ship JS Izumo (DDH 183) by Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) and Destroyer Squadron 31 Sailors. Sterett and DESRON 31 are part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group and is the third deploying group operating under the command and control construct called 3rd Fleet Forward. 3rd Fleet operating forward offers additional options to the Pacific Fleet commander by leveraging the capabilities of 3rd and 7th Fleets.
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