Caption:
PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 16, 2007) -- The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk
(CV 63) and other American and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces
(JMSDF) ships transit together at the end of ANNUALEX 19G, the maritime
component of the U.S.-Japan exercise Keen Sword Õ08. The
exercise was designed to increase interoperability between the United
States and JMSDF and increase their ability to effectively and mutually
respond to a regional crisis situation. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist Seaman Kyle D. Gahlau (RELEASED)
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