SEA OF JAPAN (April 25, 2017) Ensign Torrey Benware of the the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) climbs aboard the Kongou-class guided-missile destroyer JS Choukai (DDG 176) during a personnel exchange as part of a bilateral training exercise. Exercises like this enhance information sharing and combined maritime defense capabilities to ensure the and our allies remain ready to defend the region against any provocations.

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