Japanese Ship Izumo-Class Helicopter Destroyer Closing Ceremony

Credit: Cpl. Kevin Alarcon | Date Taken: 10/05/2021
U.S. Marines, Sailors and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel attend a closing ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Oct. 5, 2021. U.S. Marines and Sailors embarked aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo in support of the first ever F-35B Lightning II operations aboard a Japanese vessel. The U.S. and Japan continue to work closely together to broaden their operational capabilities, support the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.