Keywords: U.S. and Japanese ships at sea. (8199143451).jpg EAST CHINA SEA Nov 16 2012 Twenty-six ships from the U S Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force including ships from the George Washington Carrier Strike Group transit together at the conclusion of exercise Keen Sword 2013 Keen Sword 2013 is a biannual exercise held to enable the United States and Japan to train in coordination procedures and heighten interoperability needed to effectively defend or respond to a crisis in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region The U S Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace protect commerce and deter aggression through forward presence Join the conversation on social media using warfighting U S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jennifer A Villalovos/Released 121116-N-WW409-533 Join the conversation http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil https //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/8199143451/ U S and Japanese ships at sea 2012-11-16 09 52 https //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official U S Navy Page from United States of America PD-USNavy Official U S Navy Imagery https //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/8199143451 2016-12-14 02 18 14 United States Government Work East China Sea Files from the U S Navy Flickr stream Files uploaded by Reguyla United States Navy |