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PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 21, 2021) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Akizuki-class destroyer JS Teruzuki (DD 116), Royal Australian Navy Perth-class guided-missile destroyer HMAS Brisbane (D 41), JMSDF Kongo-class guided-missile destroyer JS Kirishima (DDG 174), JMSDF Asagiri-class destroyer JS Yamagiri (DD 152), and U.S. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) sail in formation during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2021. ANNUALEX is a multilateral exercise conducted by elements of the Royal Australian, Royal Canadian, German, JMSDF and U.S. navies to demonstrate naval interoperability and a joint commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Isaiah B. Goessl) See less