31 January 2024 Daniel Inouye Conducts RAS with Yukon The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202), Feb. 2, 2024...
31 January 2024 Two U.S. Navy carriers join Japan destroyer on Multi-Large Deck Event in Philippine Sea The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG), Theodore Roosevelt CSG and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted a Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 31...
10 February 2023 USS Antietam Conducts Port Visit in Otaru, Japan Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan concluded a visit to Otaru in the northern Japanese island prefecture of Hokkaido Feb. 10...
21 October 2022 SWO Boss Visits Japan to Engage with Surface Warriors Vice Adm. Roy Kitchener, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet visited Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) and Sasebo (CFAS) to engage with forward-deployed Sailors and their communities and connect with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) partners, Oct. 16-20...
08 June 2022 U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship hosts JMSDF admirals The crew of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) hosted Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) admirals, who toured the ship while moored at Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, June 1...
14 February 2022 USS Lake Champlain Returns Home to San Diego Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) returned home to Naval Base San Diego, Feb. 14, completing an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 to U.S. 7th and 3rd Fleets...
14 February 2022 Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Returns Home From Deployment SAN DIEGO — The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group returned to San Diego, marking the end of an eight-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets areas of operation, Feb. 14...
06 February 2022 NOAC Embarks Team with USS Fitzgerald for Bilateral SHAREM Exercise with Japan The Naval Oceanographic Anti-Submarine Warfare Center (NOAC) embarked a team of Aerographer’s Mates to lend expertise onboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) as it participated in a bilateral training exercises, Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Readiness...
31 January 2022 USS Fitzgerald conducts Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise with Japan The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) conducted bilateral training exercises in the Philippine Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) from Jan. 27 – Feb. 2...
29 October 2021 Japan, U.S. form Surface Action Group in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA – Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Yudachi (DD 103) and Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) operated bilaterally in the South China Sea...
27 October 2021 USS America conducts a tour for the crew of the JS Ise (DDH 182) Capt. Ken Ward, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), speaks to Capt. Koji Miyazaki, commanding officer the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182), during a tour of America...
11 October 2021 Philippine-U.S. Exercise MTA Sama Sama Kicks-off with Japan, France SAN FERNANDO CITY, Philippines – Military personnel from the U.S, Philippines, Japan and France kicked off Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama, Oct. 11...
04 October 2021 U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conduct CODEP The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted a cooperative deployment (CODEP) in the Hawaiian Islands Operating Area, Oct. 4...
02 September 2021 Purposes Alike The USS Jackson (LCS 6) sails alongside the Japanese Ships Kaga, Murasame, and Shiranui through the Malakal Passage, Republic of Palau, Sept. 2, 2021...
11 August 2021 JS Makinami Directs Force During Combined, and Joint Battle Problem Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Makinami (DD 112) took charge as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) during Combined and Joint Battle Problem (CJBP) Aug. 5-10 alongside the USS America (LHA 6) Expeditionary Strike Group and the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) and...
20 July 2021 U.S. Navy and JMSDF Strengthen Ties through Mine Warfare Exercise 2JA SASEBO, Japan – Mine warfare forces from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commenced Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) 2JA 2021 off the coast of northern Japan, July 19...