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Search and Rescue In Kagoshima Bay February 22, 2023
February 14, 2023 - Scenes of the U.S. Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard patrol boats along with a Japan Coast Guard AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter conducting a search-and-rescue exercise in Kagoshima Bay, Japan. Top - Crews aboard the Japan Coast Guard patrol craft Satsukaze and the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s (WMSL 756) 35-foot long range interceptor small boat during a search-and-rescue exercise in Kagoshima Bay. Bottom - A Japan Coast Guard Mobile Rescue Technician hoists a simulated swimmer in distress from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s (WMSL 756) 35-foot long-range interceptor small boat to a Japan Coast Guard AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter during a joint search-and-rescue exercise in Kagoshima Bay, Japan. Kimball’s crew are in Kagoshima to conduct joint training and professional exchanges with members of the Japan Coast Guard, expanding on a memorandum of cooperation signed in 2022 between the two sea services, which established Operation SAPPHIRE, a perpetual operation to strengthen relationships, increase bilateral engagements, and focus on maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. Coast Guard photos by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi. U.S. Coast Guard Gifts | U.S. Coast Guard | U.S. Department of Homeland Security Americans | I Am An American! | We The People | America's Destiny | Give Thanks | Love and Pride of USA | National Will God and Country | One Nation Under God | America's Symbol | Old Glory | Hooray USA! | America, My Home! Our Valiant Troops | I Am The One | Answering The Call | Brave Young | Brave Blue | Our Heroes, America's Best Veterans | Citizens Like Us | Vietnam War Veterans | Spouses Serve Too Honoring The Fallen | Don't Weep For Me | Remember The Fallen | Tears For Your Fallen | Our Wounded |
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