3 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 15, 2017) F/A-18 Super Hornets from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 conduct flight operations as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and Izumo-class helicopter destroyer, JS Izumo (DDH 183), steam alongside during a combined Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Navy exercise June 13-15, 2017. Participants included USS Ronald Reagan, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), Carrier Air Wing 5, Destroyer Squadron 15, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Barry (DDG 52) and USS McCampbell (DDG 85), J
3 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 15, 2017) F/A-18 Super Hornets from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 conduct flight operations as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and Izumo-class helicopter destroyer, JS Izumo (DDH 183), steam alongside during a combined Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Navy exercise June 13-15, 2017. Participants included USS Ronald Reagan, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), Carrier Air Wing 5, Destroyer Squadron 15, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Barry (DDG 52) and USS McCampbell (DDG 85), JS Izumo and Takanami-class destroyer JS Sazanami (DDG 113). The JMSDF and Navy forces routinely train together to improve interoperability and readiness to provide stability and security for the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
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