Japan,-U.S. joint drill

Japan,-U.S. joint drill

NAGASAKI, Japan - Rear Adm. Samuel Perez, commander of the U.S. aircraft-carrier Carl Vinson, answers reporters' questions aboard the flattop during a joint drill with Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force off the Goto Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 10, 2011. (Pool photo)

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