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Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Isaiah Williams

VINCSG Cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), JMSDF Destroyers JS Ikazuchi (DD 107), JS Chōkai (DDG 176) Conduct Live-Fire Exercise

USS Carl Vinson

Sept. 22, 2021 | 2:24

210922-N-IW069-1001 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 22, 2021) Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) participates in a live-fire exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi (DD 107) and Kongō-class guided-missile destroyer JS Chōkai (DDG 176), Sept. 22, 2021. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaiah Williams)