DDG176 ちょうかい

021210-N-5781F-003 At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Dec. 10, 2002 -- Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ship, JDS Chokai (DDF 176), steams along side Kitty Hawk for a replenishment at sea (RAS). Kitty Hawk is providing a forward presence in the Asia/Pacific region, conducting training and exercises with regional allies. Kitty Hawk is the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Bo Flannigan. (RELEASED)