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A Japanese P-3C Orion from Detachment 33, Japan Maritine Self Defense Force, Atsugi and an American P-3C from the Skinny Dragons of Patrol Squadron 4, Naval Air Station Barber's Point, Hawaii, part of the bilateral force during the exercise RIMPAC '98, patrol the ocean near Hawaii

A US Navy P-3 Orion aircraft from the Skinny Dragons of Patrol Squadron 4 lead a Japanese P-3 in flight over a bilateral force of US and Japanese ships during texercise RIMPAC '98. The ships in formation are led by the California class cruiser USS CALIFORNIA (CGN 36), flanked by Ticonderoga class cruisers USS CHANCELLORSVILLE (CG 62) and USS PORT ROYAL (CG 73), the Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate USS VANDERGRIFT (FFG 48) and accompanied by Japanese Maritime Self Defense ships JDS KIRISHIMA (DDG 174), JDS SHIRANE (DDH 143), JDS MURASAME (DD 101), JDS HARUSAME (DD 102), and JDS TOWADA (AOE 422) and bringing up the rear of this formation is the Los Angeles class attack submarine USS KEY ...

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A Japanese P-3C Orion from Detachment 33, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, Atsugi and an American P-3C from the Skinny Dragons of Patrol Squadron 4, Naval Air Station Barber's Point, Hawaii, part of the bilateral force during exercise RIMPAC '98, patrol the ocean near Hawaii

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Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98

Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Scene Camera Operator: Ph1(Nac) Spike Call

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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japanese japanese p orion c orion detachment japan maritime self defense force japan maritime self defense force atsugi american american p skinny dragons skinny dragons patrol patrol squadron barber naval air station barber point exercise rimpac exercise rimpac ocean naval air station pacific ocean air station high resolution japanese p 3 c orion american p 3 c military aircraft us national archives
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15/07/1998
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