The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), center right, sail in formation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Yugiri (DD 153), and training ships JS Hatakaze (TV 3520) and JS Setoyuki (TV 3518) during a bilateral maritime exercise.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 28, 2021) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), center right, sail in formation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Yugiri (DD 153), and training ships JS Hatakaze (TV 3520) and JS Setoyuki (TV 3518) during a bilateral maritime exercise. The U.S. and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force routinely operate together, strengthening bilateral relations and demonstrating an enduring mutual commitment. (Photo courtesy of JMSDF)