081119-N-8842M-281 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 19, 2008) U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships steam in formation while participating in a photo exercise with USS George Washington (CVN 73). The permanently forward deployed George Washington Carrier Strike Group concluded its bi-lateral training operations in the Pacific Ocean with the Japanese Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces which increased interoperability and strengthened its partnership. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brendan Morgan/RELEASED)
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