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Sailors assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) pose for a photo with servicemembers from nations' participating in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Exercise Kakadu 2022 (KA22) at Fort Hill Wharf in Darwin, Australia, Sept. 13, 2022. KA22 is the 15th iteration of the RAN’s flagship biennial regional maritime international engagement exercise, drawing together approximately 3000 personnel, 15 warships and more than 30 aircraft from 22 countries.