021116-N-1810F-009 At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Nov. 16, 2002 -- Two Japanese ships steam alongside Kitty Hawk during a Photo Exercise. Japanese ships integrated into Kitty HawkÕs battle group during Exercise Keen Sword 2003. Keen Sword 2003 is the seventh in a series of regularly scheduled joint/bilateral field training exercise since 1986 involving the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and United States military. The purpose of Keen Sword is to train and evaluate wartime functions and bilateral cooperation procedures against the backdrop of a regional contingency scenario
021116-N-1810F-009 At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Nov. 16, 2002 -- Two Japanese ships steam alongside Kitty Hawk during a Photo Exercise. Japanese ships integrated into Kitty HawkÕs battle group during Exercise Keen Sword 2003. Keen Sword 2003 is the seventh in a series of regularly scheduled joint/bilateral field training exercise since 1986 involving the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and United States military. The purpose of Keen Sword is to train and evaluate wartime functions and bilateral cooperation procedures against the backdrop of a regional contingency scenario that has direct and immediate consequences to the and Japan. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom. (RELEASED) US Navy 021116-N-1810F-009 Two Japanese ships steam alongside Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during multinational exercises
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