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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[Complete] Scene Caption: 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 WEST (SSN 722).
Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98
Base: Pearl Harbor
State: Hawaii (HI)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Ph1(Nac) Spike Call
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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