08 June 2022 U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship hosts JMSDF admirals SASEBO, Japan – 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.
30 May 2022 DESRON 15 Conducts Bilateral Training with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force PHILIPPINE SEA - Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 conducted bilateral training with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) personnel from JS Teruzuki (DD 116) May 24-26 during USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group’s (CSG 5) 2022 deployment.
16 May 2022 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group conducts Training Underway with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force PHILIPPINE SEA - Ships and aircraft from Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (RRNCSG) concluded a week of at-sea bilateral training with a destroyer from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) May 17.
17 April 2022 Commander, Task Force 70 Conducts Flag Talks with JMSDF YOKOSUKA, Japan – Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly and CTF 70 staff members conducted flag talks with their counterparts from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Fleet Escort Force, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) April 15.
29 March 2022 VQ-1 “World Watchers” host Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force during Raijin 22-1 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - Members of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron ONE (VQ-1) hosted guests from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Air Reconnaissance Squadron EIGHT ONE (VQ-81) during Raijin 22-1, as part of an annual unit exchange, March 28-29.
17 March 2022 U.S., Japan, Australia Conduct Trilateral Naval Training in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the South China Sea for multinational training which concluded March 15.
11 March 2022 U.S., JMSDF Conduct First Training Torpedo Exercise in Japanese Waters NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan – Aircrews from the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, the “Warlords” of HSM 51, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) “Mighty 59” of Air Development Squadron (VX) 51 conducted anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo training in
03 March 2022 U.S. Navy and JMSDF Join Forces for Bilateral Advanced Warfare Training 2022 YOKOSUKA, Japan – Units and personnel from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) conclude Bilateral Advanced Warfare Training (BAWT) exercise March 4.
14 February 2022 USS Lake Champlain Returns Home to San Diego 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.
31 January 2022 USS Fitzgerald Conducts Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise with Japan PHILIPPINE SEA - 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.