180409-N-RI884-0177 EAST CHINA SEA (April 9, 2018) The guided-missile destroyer USS Sterrett (DDG 104) is underway as part of a coordinated formation steaming with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Osumi-class amphibious transport dock ship JS Shimokita (LST 4002), not pictured. The bilateral navigational maneuvers were conducted as part of an enduring commitment of both sea services to increase U.S.-Japan naval interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker/Released)