Commander of CAW-5 Talks With Reporters
Capt. Ross Myers, commander of Carrier Air Wing 5, speaks with embarked Japanese reporters in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. George Washington is participating in Keen Sword 2... More
A CH53-Sea Stallion helicopter offloads passengers
A CH53-Sea Stallion helicopter offloads passengers onto the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. George Washington is participating in Keen Sword 2011 with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. This exercis... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Branden Hadley, damage controlman,
Petty Officer 1st Class Branden Hadley, damage controlman, assigned to the guided missile-destroyer USS Fitzgerald, gives a demonstration of equipment used during fires to Japanese media. The drill was part of ... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Hoar, right, and Petty
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Hoar, right, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Kaleb Casey Williams show members of the Japanese media the small arms weapons used aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald du... More
Lance Cpl. Anthony M. Knapp, third from right, instructs
Lance Cpl. Anthony M. Knapp, third from right, instructs Nago City officials and Japanese media personnel how to properly put on a flight helmet Oct. 16 during a tour of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The vi... More
A group of international media interviews USS George
A group of international media interviews USS George Washington's commanding officer, Capt. David Lausman on the signal bridge aboard aircraft carrier. George Washington is completing exercise Keen Sword 2011. ... More
Search and rescue swimmer Seaman Matthew Honan, assigned
Search and rescue swimmer Seaman Matthew Honan, assigned to the guided missile-destroyer USS Fitzgerald, recovers Oscar, a mannequin during a man overboard drill. The drill was part of a demonstration given to ... More
Search and rescue swimmer Seaman Matthew Honan is raised
Search and rescue swimmer Seaman Matthew Honan is raised out of the water with Oscar, a man overboard rescue mannequin, during a man overboard drill during a day embark with local city and government officials ... More
Nago City officials and Japanese media personnel embark
Nago City officials and Japanese media personnel embark an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft Oct. 16 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during a visit to the air station. The visit provided Nago City officials ... More
USS John S. McCain joins a combined formation of 26
USS John S. McCain joins a combined formation of 26 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. ships from 7th Fleet form a formation for a photo exercise during the last day of Exercise Keen Sword 2011. The e... More
Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald
Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald demonstrate a helicopter crash and salvage drill during a day embark with local city and government officials and Japanese media. Members of the media ... More
Nago City officials and Japanese media personnel prepare
Nago City officials and Japanese media personnel prepare for take-off in an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft Oct. 16 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to get a closer view of the aircraft’s flight capabilitie... More
Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson and U.S. Consul General
Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson and U.S. Consul General Mr. Joel Ehrendreich, spoke with approximately 18 Okinawan and mainland Japan media representatives to answer questions concerning the purpose and reach of... More
Nago City officials and Japanese media personnel pose
Nago City officials and Japanese media personnel pose for a photo Oct. 16 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during a visit to the air station. The visit provided Nago City officials and Japanese media the opp... More
Cmdr. Jonathan Schmitz, USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) commanding
Cmdr. Jonathan Schmitz, USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) commanding officer, answers questions from Japanese media members after arriving in Aomori, Japan, for a port visit, Aug. 5, 2013. While in port, Fitzgerald sail... More