Caption:
Tsugaru Strait (Nov. 12, 2005) -- The conventionally powered aircraft
carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) underway in the Tsugaru Strait as part
of a bilateral Annual Exercise 2005 (ANNUALEX) with Japan Maritime
Self-Defense Force. ANNUALEX focuses on improving the
military-to-military relationship between the U.S. and Japan. The
purpose of ANNUALEX is to improve bilateral interoperability, defend
Japan against maritime threats and to improve capability for surface
warfare, air defense and undersea warfare. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate Airman Jarod Hodge (RELEASED)
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