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231111-N-TL932-1247

231111-N-TL932-1247 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2023) Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, left, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet and Vice Adm. Akira Saito, Commander in Chief, Self-Defense Fleet, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, conduct a multilateral press conference aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as part of Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2023. ANNUALEX is a multilateral exercise conducted by naval elements of the Royal Australian, Royal Canadian, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and U.S. navies to demonstrate naval interoperability and a joint commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Sapien)

VIRIN: 231111-N-TL932-1247.JPG
Photo by: Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Sapien

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Location: PHILIPPINE SEA
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