221115-N-XB010-1001 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 15, 2022) – Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) in an assault amphibious vehicles (AAVs) stand by in the well deck before launching AAV operations while in the Philippine 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 th
221115-N-XB010-1001 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 15, 2022) – Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) in an assault amphibious vehicles (AAVs) stand by in the well deck before launching AAV operations while in the Philippine 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Desmond Parks)
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