EAST CHINA SEA (June 21, 2012) The guided-missile destroyer USS
McCampbell (DDG 85), left, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
Shirane-class destroyer JS Kurama (DDH 144), and the Republic of Korea
navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin class destroyer Munmu the Great (DDH-976)
pull alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73)
during a trilateral exercise. The exercise is designed to improve
interoperability and readiness among the three Navies. (U.S. Navy photo
by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Brian H.
Abel/Released)