PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 21, 2021) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Kongo-class guided-missile destroyer JS Kirishima (DDG 174), the JMSDF Asahi-class destroyer JS Asahi (DD 119), the JMSDF Kongo-class guided-missile destroyer JS Chokai (DDG 176), and the JMSDF Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD 105), sail in formation during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX). ANNUALEX 2021 is a multilateral exercise conducted by elements of the Royal Australian, Royal Canadian, German, JMSDF and U.S. navies to demonstrate naval inoperability and a joint commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Haydn N. Smith)