SEA OF JAPAN (March 31, 2017) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Takanami-class destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) steams alongside the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) in the Sea of Japan. Green Bay, as part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted a series of drills and maneuvers with Sazanami over a two-day period to improve interoperability and coordination to operate jointly under the tenets of the alliance.

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