August 2, 1998: Kirishima DDG-174 nearing Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to participate in RIMPAC 1998.

March 23, 2006: USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 in company with four destroyers, clockwise from top left are;
Japanese destroyers Harusame DD-102, Kirishima DDG-174, USS Stethem DDG-63 and the Japanese
destroyer Hatakaze DDG-171 conducting a passing exercise in the Pacific.

March 23, 2006: USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 in company with four destroyers, clockwise from top left are;
Japanese destroyers Harusame DD-102, Kirishima DDG-174, USS Stethem DDG-63 and the Japanese
destroyer Hatakaze DDG-171 conducting a passing exercise in the Pacific.

February 22, 2008: Kirishima DDG-174 seen underway in the Pacific.

June 26, 2008: Kirishima DDG-174 arriving at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to participate in RIMPAC 2008.