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231111-N-GR586-1421 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2023) Senior leaders from Canada, Australia, Japan and U.S. pose for a photo aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) following a multinational press conference 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 (CSG) 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 2nd Class Benjamin Ringers)