Naha US Navy Ship

This is the view of the Port of Naha, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), from the bridge of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Afloat Prepositioning Force (AFLOAT PREPO) Logistics Prepositioning Ship (LPS) High Speed Vessel (HSV) MV WESTPAC EXPRESS (HSV 4676), which is headed to the Philippines to deliver US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Marine Division (MARDIV) Marines and their gear so that they can participate in Exercise BALIKATAN 2004, a regularly scheduled joint interoperability exercise designed to improve military readiness and professionalism between US and Philippine armed forces.