Keywords: US Navy 021116-N-1810F-028 USS Gary (FFG 51) cruises along side Kitty Hawk.jpg en At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 Nov 16 2002 -- USS Gary FFG 51 cruises along side Kitty Hawk during a Photo Exercise Japanese ships integrated into Kitty Hawk s battle group during Exercise Keen Sword 2003 off the coast of Southern Japan Keen Sword 2003 is the seventh in a series of regularly scheduled joint/bilateral field training exercise since 1986 involving the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force JMSDF and United States military The purpose of Keen Sword is to train and evaluate wartime functions and bilateral cooperation procedures against the backdrop of a regional contingency scenario that has direct and immediate consequences to the U S and Japan U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom RELEASED 2002-11-16 021116-N-1810F-028 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 3401 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Gary FFG-51 Pictures by Mass Communication Specialist Todd Frantom Keen Sword 2003 |