PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 14, 2022) Seaman Sarah Hunter, from Detroit, and Boatswain’s Mate Gracie Kuhns, from Pocola, Oklahoma, chock and chain an SH-60 helicopter attached to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Asahi-class destroyer JS Shiranui (DD 120) aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) while operating in the Philippine Sea during exercise Malabar 2022, Nov. 14. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. Malabar 2022 is a Japan-led, s
PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 14, 2022) Seaman Sarah Hunter, from Detroit, and Boatswain’s Mate Gracie Kuhns, from Pocola, Oklahoma, chock and chain an SH-60 helicopter attached to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Asahi-class destroyer JS Shiranui (DD 120) aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) while operating in the Philippine Sea during exercise Malabar 2022, Nov. 14. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. Malabar 2022 is a Japan-led, surface, air, and subsurface multi-lateral field training exercise with the Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Navy and Navy. Malabar 2022 enhances interoperability between Australian, Indian, Japanese and maritime forces, strengthens the critical partnerships and demonstrates naval presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
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