USS Carl Vinson in joint training with JS Ise

The Carl Vinson Strike Group has commenced war games with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) JS Ise (DDH 182) on Mar. 11.

JS Ise, Haruyuki and Abukuma in the East China Sea after Keen Sword 2013, -16 Nov. 2012 c
By Denver Applehans, U.S. Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

According to Lt. j.g. Danielle Moser, the Japanese Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer is carrying three SH-60K helicopters during this exercise.