200623-N-WP865-4126 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 23, 2020)
Summary
200623-N-WP865-4126
SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 23, 2020) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) training ships JS Kashima (TV 3508), right, and JS Shimayuki (TV 3513) sails behind the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) during an exercise in the South China Sea, June 23, 2020. Gabrielle Giffords, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Nicholas Kossen)
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littoral combat ship
japan maritime self defense force
jmsdf
navy
usa
uss gabrielle giffords
js kashima
js shimayuki
lcs 10
indopacom
tv 3513
tv 3508
petty officer 2nd class brenton poyser
command destroyer squadron 7
south china sea
uss gabrielle giffords exercises with jmsdf in south china sea
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us navy ships
Date
23/06/2020
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