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221002-N-DK042-1133 PORT OF KUSHIRO, Japan (Oct. 2, 2022) Sailors attached to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NHCB) 1 use steadying lines to guide a crane lift aboard USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312) to place an Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) craft into the water in support of Operation Resolute Dragon 22, Oct. 2, 2022. USS Benfold (DDG 65), USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), and USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) are participating in joint bilateral integration with III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) in support of Resolute Dragon 22. Exercises like this one reassure ou
221002-N-DK042-1133 PORT OF KUSHIRO, Japan (Oct. 2, 2022) Sailors attached to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NHCB) 1 use steadying lines to guide a crane lift aboard USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312) to place an Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) craft into the water in support of Operation Resolute Dragon 22, Oct. 2, 2022. USS Benfold (DDG 65), USNS Dahl (T-AKR 312), and USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) are participating in joint bilateral integration with III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) in support of Resolute Dragon 22. Exercises like this one reassure our allies and partners of the commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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