221110-N-XB010-1002 EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 10, 2022) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate, Fueling, 2nd Class Tameca McKenzie, from Montego Bay, Jamaica, directs a AH-1Z Cobra helicopter as it lands on the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans’ (LPD 18) flight deck while in the South China Sea during Keen Sword 23. Keen Sword is a joint, bilateral, biennial field-training exercise involving military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase combat readiness and interoperability and strengthen the ironclad alliance.

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