Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Raney
79th Shimoda Black Ship Festival USS Curtis Wilbur Visit B-Roll
AFN Yokosuka
May 18, 2018 | 2:55
Japanese dignitaries from the Shizuoka Prefecture visit USS Curtis Wilbur as part of the Shimoda Black Ship Festival. The 79th Shimoda Black Ship Festival promotes peaceful relations between the Japanese and American people and commemorates the 164th anniversary of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan in 1854, an event which marked the beginning of diplomacy and trade agreements between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Raney/Released)
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