The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Samidare, left, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer, center, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Takanami-class destroyer JS Sazanami, transit the East China Sea alongside the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, March 8, 2017. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano