JDS Kashima (TV 3508)

Sailors stationed aboard JDS Kashima (TV 3508) man the rails while rendering honors during a 21-gun salute as they enter Pearl Harbor. More than 1,000 sailors assigned to JDS Kashima (TV 3508), JDS Armagiri (DD 154) and JDS Yamagiri (TV 3515), led by senior representative of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force, Rear Adm. Takanobu Sasaki, Commander, Japan Training Squadron, will be visiting Pearl Harbor during their training cruise. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl)

JDS Harusame (DD 102)

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) JDS Harusame (DD 102) sails ahead during a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the Nimitz-class aircraft USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln spent three days conducting exercises with JMDSF and took part in an officer exchange program as part of a passing exercise. Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently on a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class M. Jeremie Yoder)

JDS Myoko (DDG 175)

The Japanese Maritime Self Defense (JDS) ship JDS Myoko (DDG 175), foreground, sails in formation along with the guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), rear, during a passing exercise between the U.S. and Japanese naval forces. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is currently conducting readiness training in support of the Navy's Fleet Response Plan. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Justin R. Blake)

JDS Akebono (DD109)

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship Akebono (JDS 109) cruises along side Kitty Hawk during a Photo Exercise. Japanese ships integrated into Kitty Hawk’s battle group during Exercise Keen Sword 2003. 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. (Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom)