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At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Nov. 16, 2002 -- USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) participates in Exercise Keen Sword 03 off the coast of Southern Japan.  Keen Sword 2003 is the seventh in a series of regularly scheduled joint/bilateral field training exercise since 1986 involving the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and United States military.  The purpose of Keen Sword is to train and evaluate wartime functions and bilateral cooperation procedures against the backdrop of a regional contingency scenario that has direct and immediate consequences to the U.S. and Japan.  U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Ted Banks.  (RELEASED)

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Photo description

Photo Date
November 16, 2002
Photographer
Photographer's Mate 1st Class Ted Banks
Caption Writer
LCDR P.C. Jensen, Dep. Director, NVNS
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
DDG 54
Other Visible Equipment
Not available
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available