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Japanese Destroyer in the East China Sea

Source: U.S. Navy photograph by MC2 Daniel Barker 111114-N-RI884-296 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 13, 2011) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Kurama (DDH 144) performs maneuvers during training as part of the integrated maritime exercise Koa Kai. Together with the guided-missile destroyers USS Chafee (DDG 90) and USS O'Kane (DDG 77), frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37), and underway replenishment ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11), Kurama is participating in Koa Kai to prepare independent deployers in multiple warfare areas and provide training in a multi-ship environment. (U.S. Navy photograph by MC2 Daniel Barker/Released)

111114-N-RI884-296 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 13, 2011) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Kurama (DDH 144) performs maneuvers during training as part of the integrated maritime exercise Koa Kai. Together with the guided-missile destroyers USS Chafee (DDG 90) and USS O’Kane (DDG 77), frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37), and underway replenishment ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11), Kurama is participating in Koa Kai to prepare independent deployers in multiple warfare areas and provide training in a multi-ship environment. (U.S. Navy photograph by MC2 Daniel Barker/Released)

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