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Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, right, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, and Capt. P. Scott Miller, commanding officer, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), brief each other in current events in the hangar bay aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2021, Nov. 30, 2021. ANNUALEX 2021 is a multilateral exercise conducted by naval elements of the Royal Australian, Royal Canadian, German, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. navies to demonstrate naval interoperability and a joint commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.