170507-N-ZW825-055 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 7, 2017) Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 31 speak with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Capt. Yoshihiro Kai, commanding officer of JMSDF ship JS Izumo (DDH 183), upon the Sailors’ arrival to Izumo. Sterett and DESRON 31 are part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group, the third deploying group operating under the command and control construct called 3rd Fleet Forward. 3rd Fleet operating forward offers additional options to the Pacific Fleet commander
170507-N-ZW825-055 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 7, 2017) Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 31 speak with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Capt. Yoshihiro Kai, commanding officer of JMSDF ship JS Izumo (DDH 183), upon the Sailors’ arrival to Izumo. Sterett and DESRON 31 are part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group, the third deploying group operating under the command and control construct called 3rd Fleet Forward. 3rd Fleet operating forward offers additional options to the Pacific Fleet commander by leveraging the capabilities of 3rd and 7th Fleets. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Released)
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