ملف:US Navy 051115-N-8492C-125 The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JDS Kongou (DDG 173) sails in formation with other JMSDF ships and ships assigned to the USS Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group.jpg

USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), At Sea (Nov. 15, 2005) - The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship Kongo (DDG-173) along with other Japanese and American ships form up for a photographic exercise in conjunction with the bilateral Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX). The USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Carrier Strike Group, permanently forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, is currently under way in the western Pacific Ocean while conducting ANNUALEX with the JMSDF. ANNUALEX is designed to improve both forces' capability for coordinated, bilateral operations in the defense of Japan. Approximately 8,500 U.S. Naval personnel will participate in the exercise.