Keywords: JS Shimokita sails in the Pacific during ANNUALEX 21G, -15 Nov. 2009 a.jpg PHILIPPINE SEA Nov 15 2009 - The Japanese dock landing ship JS Shimokita LST-4002 steams during Annual Exercise ANNUALEX 21G a bilateral interoperability exercise conducted yearly with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Essex is commanded by Capt Troy Hart and is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U S Amphibious Ready Group and serves as the flagship for CTF 76 the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force commander Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility Okinawa Japan with a detachment in Sasebo Japan U S Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson/Released Nikon D300 091115-N-9950J-366 Navy http //www flickr com/photos/ctf76/4110308912/ 2009-11-15 Greg Johnson U S Navy ----<div style font-size 78 >EXIF has been partly extracted from http //www flickr com/photos/ctf76/4110308912/meta/ here and added to the file --トトト <span class signature-talk >talk</span> 19 09 13 September 2012 UTC PD-USGov-Military-Navy Dust has been removed トトト JS Shimokita LST-4002 ANNUALEX 21G Images from US Navy location The Philippine Sea Taken with Nikon D300 |