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Ships from Japan, Australia, India and the U.S. participate in Malabar 2021. by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 26, 2021) Ships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Indian navy sail in formation with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) during MALABAR 2021. Barry is currently on deployment supporting Commander, Task Force 71 (CTF 71)/Destroyer Squadron 15 (DESRON 15), the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Stack) 210827-N-YS413-1138

210310-N-AJ005-1026 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: EAST CHINA SEA (March 9, 2020) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) transits the East China Sea. Curtis Wilbur is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cody Beam)

USS Howard (DDG 83) arrives at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: YOKOSUKA, JAPAN (Aug. 16, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) arrives at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, Aug. 16, 2021, as one of the newest additions to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15. Howard is assigned to CTF-71/DESRON 15, the Navy's largest forward deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gregory N. Juday) 210816-N-KB666-1001