Distinguished visitors, from left to right; Rear Adm. Tatsuya Fukuda, Commander, Escort Flotilla 4; Vice Adm. Hiroshi Yamamura, Commander, Fleet Escort Force; Vice Adm. Yutaka Murakawa, Vice Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF); Vice Adm. Yasuhiro Shigeoka, Commander, (JMSDF) Self Defense Fleet, discuss ship maneuvering on the bridge of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during the joint-bilateral exercise Keen Sword 17 (KS17). KS17 is a biennial, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, Pacific Command-sponsored Field Training Exerci
Distinguished visitors, from left to right; Rear Adm. Tatsuya Fukuda, Commander, Escort Flotilla 4; Vice Adm. Hiroshi Yamamura, Commander, Fleet Escort Force; Vice Adm. Yutaka Murakawa, Vice Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF); Vice Adm. Yasuhiro Shigeoka, Commander, (JMSDF) Self Defense Fleet, discuss ship maneuvering on the bridge of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during the joint-bilateral exercise Keen Sword 17 (KS17). KS17 is a biennial, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, Pacific Command-sponsored Field Training Exercise (FTX). KS17 is designed to meet mutual defense objectives by increasing combat readiness and interoperability between Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and forces. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5), is on patrol in the Philippine Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
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