The USS John S. McCain (DDG-56), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, joins a combined formation of twenty-six Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. ships with 7th Fleet underway in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 10, 2010, for a photo exercise during the last day of Exercise Keen Sword 2011.
Keen Sword is a bilateral exercise designed to strengthen military operations between the U.S. and Japan, which remains a key strategic partner in the Northeast Asia Pacific region. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cheng S. Yang, U.S. Navy/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr