A Japan Coast Guard AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter aircrew prepares to hoist a Japan Coast Guard Mobile Rescue Technician from the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s (WMSL 756) 35-foot long-range interceptor small boat during a joint search-and-rescue exercise in Kagoshima Bay, Japan, Feb. 14, 2023. Kimball’s crew are in Kagoshima to conduct joint training and professional exchanges with members of the Japan Coast Guard, expanding on a memorandum of cooperation signed in 2022 between the two sea services, which established Operation SAPPHIRE, a perpetual operation to strengthen relationships,
A Japan Coast Guard AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter aircrew prepares to hoist a Japan Coast Guard Mobile Rescue Technician from the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s (WMSL 756) 35-foot long-range interceptor small boat during a joint search-and-rescue exercise in Kagoshima Bay, Japan, Feb. 14, 2023. Kimball’s crew are in Kagoshima to conduct joint training and professional exchanges with members of the Japan Coast Guard, expanding on a memorandum of cooperation signed in 2022 between the two sea services, which established Operation SAPPHIRE, a perpetual operation to strengthen relationships, increase bilateral engagements, and focus on maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi.
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