Pacific Ocean (March 23, 2006)- Guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63), Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) JDS Harusame (DD 102), Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), JDS Hatakaze (DDG 171) and JDS Kirishima (DDG 174) change formation during a passing exercise (PASSEX). Lincoln spent three days conducting exercises with JMDSF and took part in an officer exchange program as part of a passing exercise. Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently on a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific.
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Keywords: change, exercis, formation, ocean, pacific, passing
