Keywords: US Navy 051112-N-7883G-017 U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel stand watch in the Combat Direction Center (CDC) aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).jpg en Tsugaru Strait Nov 12 2005 - U S Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel stand watch in the Combat Direction Center CDC aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 as part of a bilateral Annual Exercise 2005 ANNUALEX ANNUALEX focuses on improving the military-to-military relationship between the U S and Japan The purpose of ANNUALEX is to improve bilateral interoperability defend Japan against maritime threats and to improve capability for surface warfare air defense and undersea warfare U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Kyle D Gahlau RELEASED 2005-11-12 051112-N-7883G-017 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 30090 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Kyle D Gahlau PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Tsugaru Strait Aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 |