JS Akebono (DDH 108)

JS Akebono (DDH 108). (Photo: SeaWaves Magazine)

JS Akebono (DDH 108)

The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force destroyer JS Akebono comes alongside HMAS Kanimbla for a light jackstay transfer. HMAS Kanimbla is transiting to Australia from Hawaii, after completing Exercise RIMPAC 2010, and is sailing in company with HMA Ships Warramunga, Newcastle, and JS Akebono. (Photo: Australia DoD)

ROKS Munmu the Great (DDH 976)

Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Munmu the Great (DDH 976) passes Battleship Missouri Memorial and USS Arizona Memorial as she makes her way pier side to Naval Station Pearl Harbor. Munmu the Great and ROKS Yang Manchoon (DDH 973) are in Pearl Harbor to participate in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008. RIMPAC 2008 is the 21st in a series of significant international military exercises scheduled biannually by the U.S. Pacific fleet that takes place in the Hawaiian operating area. Units from Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Netherlands, Peru, Republic of Korea, Singapore, United Kingdom and the U.S. are scheduled to participate. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl)

ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973)

Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Yang Man Choon a Kwanggaeto Daewang class (KD-1) destroyer off the New South Wales Coast as she makes her way into Sydney. ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973) arrives in Sydney Harbour during a worldwide tour to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. (Photo: DoD)

ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973)

Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Yang Man Choon a Kwanggaeto Daewang class (KD-1) destroyer off the New South Wales Coast as she makes her way into Sydney. ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973) arrives in Sydney Harbour during a worldwide tour to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. (Photo: DoD)

ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973)

Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Yang Man Choon a Kwanggaeto Daewang class (KD-1) destroyer off the New South Wales Coast as she makes her way into Sydney. ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973) arrives in Sydney Harbour during a worldwide tour to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. (Photo: DoD)

ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973)

Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Yang Man Choon a Kwanggaeto Daewang class (KD-1) destroyer off the New South Wales Coast as she makes her way into Sydney. ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973) arrives in Sydney Harbour during a worldwide tour to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. (Photo: DoD)

ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH973)

Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Yang Man Choon a Kwanggaeto Daewang class (KD-1) destroyer off the New South Wales Coast as she makes her way into Sydney. ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973) arrives in Sydney Harbour during a worldwide tour to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. (Photo: DoD)

ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973)

Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Yang Man Choon a Kwanggaeto Daewang class (KD-1) destroyer off the New South Wales Coast as she makes her way into Sydney. ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973) arrives in Sydney Harbour during a worldwide tour to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. (Photo: Australia DoD)

ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973)

Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Yang Man Choon a Kwanggaeto Daewang class (KD-1) destroyer off the New South Wales Coast as she makes her way into Sydney. ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973) arrives in Sydney Harbour during a worldwide tour to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. (Photo: Autralia DoD)

ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973)

Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Yang Man Choon a Kwanggaeto Daewang class (KD-1) destroyer off the New South Wales Coast as she makes her way into Sydney. ROKS Yang Man Choon (DDH 973) arrives in Sydney Harbour during a worldwide tour to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. (Photo: Autralia DoD)

HMS Campbeltown (F86)

HMS Campbeltown basks in the late afternoon sunlight while patrolling near Iraq’s Khawr al Amaya Oil Terminal in the North Arabian Gulf. On her stern sits the ship’s Lynx helicopter as it prepares for an evening mission. (Photo: Captain Cameron Jamieson Caption)