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DVIDS – Images – U.S. Coast Guard, Japan Coast Guard crews conduct joint search-and-rescue exercise in Kagoshima Bay, Japan [Image 7 of 18]
A Japan Coast Guard Mobile Rescue Technician hoists a simulated swimmer in distress from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s (WMSL 756) 35-foot long-range interceptor small boat to a Japan Coast Guard AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter during a joint search-and-rescue exercise in Kagoshima Bay, Japan, Feb. 14, 2023. Kimball’s crew are in Kagoshima to conduct joint training and professional exchanges with members of the Japan Coast Guard, expanding on a memorandum of cooperation signed in 2022 between the two sea services, which established Operation SAPPHIRE, a perpetual operation to strengthen relationships, increase bilateral engagements, and focus on maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi.
| Date Taken: | 02.14.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 02.14.2023 19:27 |
| Photo ID: | 7632532 |
| VIRIN: | 230214-G-DX668-1592 |
| Resolution: | 6048×4024 |
| Size: | 3.76 MB |
| Location: | KAGOSHIMA, JP |
| Web Views: | 11 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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