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PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 21, 2021) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Kongo-class guided-missile destroyer JS Kirishima (DDG 174), U.S. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and JMSDF Takanami-class destroyer JS Onami (DD 111) sail alongside Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2021. ANNUALEX 2021 is a multilateral exercise conducted by elements of the Royal Australian, Royal Canadian, German, JMSDF and U.S. navies to demonstrate naval inoperability and a joint commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Sapien)