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![US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyers USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) (foreground) and USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG 53) underway in formation in preparation to fire the ship's Mark (MK) 45 5-inch/54 caliber (lightweight) guns during a ship sinking exercise. Accompanying USN USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) [not shown] and part of the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group (CSG), the FITZGERALD and JONES are currently operating in the Coral Sea in support of Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. TALISMAN SABRE is an exercise jointly sponsored by the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) and Australian Defense Force int Operations Command, and designed to train the US 7th Fleet Commander's staff and Australian...](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDUvMDYvMjMvdXMtbmF2eS11c24tYXJsZWlnaC1idXJrZS1jbGFzcy1ndWlkZWQtbWlzc2lsZS1kZXN0cm95ZXJzLXVzcy1maXR6Z2VyYWxkLWRkZy03YzcxZDMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyers USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) (foreground) and USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG 53) underway in formation in preparation to fire the ship's Mark (MK) 45 5-inch/54 caliber (lightweight) guns during a ship sinking exercise. Accompanying USN USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) [not shown] and part of the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group (CSG), the FITZGERALD and JONES are currently operating in the Coral Sea in support of Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. TALISMAN SABRE is an exercise jointly sponsored by the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) and Australian Defense Force int Operations Command, and designed to train the US 7th Fleet Commander's staff and Australian...")
The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Takanami Class Destroyer JDS (Japanese Defense Ship) ONHAMI (DD 111) sails in formation with the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) (center), the JMSDF Murasame Class Destroyer JDS HARUSAME (DD 102) (left rear), and the USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate USS VANDERGRIFT (FFG 48) (right rear). The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is currently conducting the bilateral Annual Exercise 2005 (ANNUALEX) with JMSDF. ANNUALEX focuses on improving the military-to-military relationship between the US and Japan, to improve bilateral interoperability, defending Japan against maritime threats and to improve capability for...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Takanami Class Destroyer JDS (Japanese Defense Ship) ONHAMI (DD 111) sails in formation with the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) (center), the JMSDF Murasame Class Destroyer JDS HARUSAME (DD 102) (left rear), and the USN Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate USS VANDERGRIFT (FFG 48) (right rear). The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is currently conducting the bilateral Annual Exercise 2005 (ANNUALEX) with JMSDF. ANNUALEX focuses on improving the military-to-military relationship between the US and Japan, to improve bilateral interoperability, defending Japan against maritime threats and to improve capability for surface warfare, air defense and undersea warfare.
Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
Scene Camera Operator: PHC Todd Cichonowicz, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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