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SEA OF JAPAN (June 1, 2017) The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) sails in formation during a bilateral exercise between USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike groups and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The Ronald Reagan and Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Groups conduct maritime training operations with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships, JS Hyuga (DDH 181) and JS Ashigara (DDG178). JMSDF and U.S. Navy forces routinely train together to improve interoperability and readiness to provide stability and security for the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)

In this file photo, USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) operates in the Sea of Japan, June 1. (U.S. Navy/MC3 Kelsey L. Adams)

The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald, pictured here sailing in formation during a bilateral exercise in the Sea of Japan, June 1, 2017, collided with a merchant ship in the Philippine Sea about 64 miles southwest of Yokosuka, Japan, June 17, 2017. Seven U.S. sailors remain missing. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams

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