17 April 2018 Navy Establishes Command to Ensure Readiness of Warships Forward Deployed in Japan SAN DIEGO (NNS) – Commander, Naval Surface Group Western Pacific (CNSG WP) was officially established in Japan to oversee the Forward Deployed Naval Force Japan (FDNF-J) surface ship maintenance, training, and certification on April 11, 2018.In October 2017, U.S. Pacific Fleet established a...