2010年12月8日，菲律宾海，美日“利剑-2011”联合军演中，美国海军陆战队 VMA-542 攻击机中队的 AV-8B 攻击机降落到埃塞克斯号两栖攻击舰上。（An AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft assigned to the Tigers Marine Attack Squadron 542 prepare to land aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is participating in exercise Keen Sword 2011 with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.）

2010年12月10日，日本海，美日“利剑-2011”联合军演中，美国海军一架 SH-60F 直升机从华盛顿号航空母舰上起飞。（An SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during Keen Sword 2011, a bilateral exercise designed to strengthen maritime capabilities between the U.S. and Japan.）

2010年12月9日，日本海，美日“利剑-2011”联合军演中，美国海军埃塞克斯号两栖攻击舰上的地勤人员引导日本海上自卫队的 SH-60K 反潜直升机降落。（Petty Officer 3rd Class Eldeen Ebanks, aviation boatswain's mate (handling), directs a Japan Maritime Self Defense Force SH-60K Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is participating in exercise Keen Sword 2011 with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.）

2010年12月7日，日本海佐世保海岸，美日“利剑-2011”联合军演中，日本海上自卫队的 SH-60K 反潜直升机降落到美国海军埃塞克斯号两栖攻击舰上。（A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60K Sea Hawk helicopter lands aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex as part exercise Keen Sword. The joint bilateral exercise is designed to strengthen Japan and U.S. military operations.）

2010年12月7日，菲律宾海，美日“利剑-2011”联合军演中，日本海上自卫队的 SH-60K 反潜直升机准备降落到美国海军华盛顿号航空母舰上。（A Sea Hawk helicopter from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington. George Washington is participating in Keen Sword 2010 with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force through Dec. 10.）

2010年12月7日，菲律宾海，美日“利剑-2011”联合军演中，日本海上自卫队的 SH-60K 反潜直升机接近美国海军埃塞克斯号两栖攻击舰准备降落。（A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60K Sea Hawk helicopter lands aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is participating in exercise Keen Sword, a joint bilateral exercise designed to strengthen Japan and U.S. military operations.）

2010年12月7日，菲律宾海，美日“利剑-2011”联合军演中，美国海军埃塞克斯号两栖攻击舰上的地勤人员引导日本海上自卫队的 SH-60K 反潜直升机降落。（Aviation boatswain's mates direct the landing of a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-60K Sea Hawk helicopter during deck landing qualifications aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is participating in exercise Keen Sword, a joint bilateral exercise designed to strengthen Japan and U.S. military operations.）

2010年12月10日，太平洋，美日“利剑2011”联合军演的最后一天，日本海上自卫队和美国海军的P-3C“猎户座”反潜巡逻机编队飞越洛杉矶级攻击型核潜艇休斯顿号 。演习以日本受到武力攻击为假想而实施，参演人员约4.45万，演习范围从日本本州岛的日本海到九州岛的冲绳海域。（PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 10, 2010) Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and U.S. P-3 Orion patrol craft fly over the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713) during a photo exercise on the final day of Exercise Keen Sword 2011. The exercise enhances the Japan-U.S. alliance which remains a key strategic relationship in the Northeast Asia Pacific region. Keen Sword caps the 50th anniversary of the Japan - U.S. alliance as an lliance of equals.）