11 August 2021 JS Makinami Directs Force During Combined, and Joint Battle Problem U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY - 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...
22 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...
15 June 2021 PHIBRON 11 conducts bilateral amphibious operations with JS Shimokita PHILIPPINE SEA – The forward-deployed ships of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11 conducted bilateral amphibious operations with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) tank landing ship JS Shimokita (LST 4002) in the Philippine Sea, June 12-13...
01 June 2021 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Operates with JMSDF PHILIPPINE SEA – Ships and aircraft from the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted integrated operations that concluded May 29...
05 March 2021 U.S. Navy, JMSDF Strengthen Alliance through Bilateral Advanced Warfighting Training Units and personnel from the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conclude bilateral advanced warfighting training (BAWT) exercise March 6...
15 January 2021 Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Conducts Bilateral Exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) conducted a bilateral maritime exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) on January 15...
01 September 2020 Japan-Based Logistics Center Holds 103rd Internship Graduation for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka held the 103rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) internship program graduation ceremony on Aug. 25, building on a strong allied relationship...
19 August 2020 U.S., Japan Build on 60 Years of Regional Cooperation The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group joined Japan's Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi (DD 107) to conduct joint integrated operations in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 15, as part of ongoing shared commitments to regional stability through cooperation.Symbolizing the strength of the two nation's...