A Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) H-60J helicopter carrying Destroyer Squadron 9, Commodore, US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Jeff Harley, flies low over the Pacific Ocean on approach to land aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72), during a PASSING EXERCISE (PASSEX). The Lincoln Carrier Strike Group 9 (CSG-9) and ships of the JMSDF are currently underway in the Pacific Ocean, conducting an officer exchange program as part of Exercise. PASSEX demonstrates the US Navy's ability to work with forces in the region to carry out combined operations
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: PASSEX
Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
Scene Camera Operator: PHAN James R. Evans, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
22/03/2006
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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