200623-N-WP865-4126 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 23, 2020) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) training ships JS Kashima (TV 3508), right, and JS Shimayuki (TV 3513) sails behind the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) during an exercise in the South China Sea, June 23, 2020. Gabrielle Giffords, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Nicholas Kossen/Released)