Keywords: US Navy 111104-N-ZZ999-770 U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships are underway in formation during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX ) 2011.jpg en PACIFIC OCEAN Nov 4 2011 U S Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships are underway in formation during Annual Exercise ANNUALEX 2011 a bilateral field-training exercise sponsored by the Japan Self-Defense Force ANNUALEX allows the U S and Japan to practice and evaluate the coordination procedures and interoperability elements required to effectively and mutually respond to the defense of Japan a regional crisis or a contingency situation in the Asia-Pacific region U S Navy photo/Released 2011-11-04 111104-N-ZZ999-770 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 109884 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location PACIFIC OCEAN |