Japan, U.S. forces begins multilateral exercise ANNUALEX 2025

PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 20, 2025) - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy forces with Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, and French Navy sail together in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 20, 2025 in support of Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 25. ANNUALEX is a multilateral exercise that enhances the Japan and U.S. alliance, strengthens naval interoperability and demonstrates a joint commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class R. Ezekiel Duran)