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200623-N-WP865-1375 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 23, 2020) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) training ships JS Kashima (TV 3508), bottom, and JS Shimayuki (TV 3513), middle, sails alongside 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 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brenton Poyser/Released)