25 January 2023 Submarine Group 7 Hosts Japanese Submarine Officers in Yokosuka YOKOSUKA, Japan - Commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7/Commander, Task Force (CTF) 74 hosted Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine officers at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan to discuss the roles and responsibilities of CTF 74 as well as U.S. Navy submarine officers’ career
14 December 2022 U.S. Naval Forces and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Conduct Joint Mine Warfare Exercise SASEBO, Japan – The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), conducted Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) 3JA 2022 off the coast of southeastern Japan, Nov. 10-20, 2022.
13 December 2022 U.S. 7th Fleet Hosts III MEF and JSDF for Naval Integration Staff Talks YOKOSUKA, Japan – U.S. 7th Fleet hosted leadership and staff from III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for naval integration staff talks, Dec. 6-9.
09 December 2022 CTF 70 and 71 Conduct Bi-lateral ASW Training and Logistics Support with JMSDF YOKOSUKA, Japan – Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 and CTF 71 conducted bi-lateral anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Dec. 6.
21 November 2022 Carrier Strike Group 5 Concludes Keen Sword 23 PHILIPPINE SEA – Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 Sailors along with Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and Joint force U.S. military personnel, conclude Keen Sword 2023 (KS23), a biennial joint/bi-lateral field training exercise, around the waters of Japan, Nov. 18.
21 October 2022 SWO Boss Visits Japan to Engage with Surface Warriors YOKOSUKA, Japan - 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.
26 September 2022 VQ-1 “World Watchers”, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Raijin 22-2 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - Members of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 1 hosted their counterparts from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 81 during Raijin 22-2, as part of an annual unit exchange, Sept. 21-22.
21 September 2022 COMSUBPAC Visits JMSDF and U.S. Navy Leadership YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rear Adm. Jeff Jablon, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, traveled to Japan Sept. 12 through Sept. 14, 2022 to meet with U.S. Navy leadership and strengthen existing ties with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
20 September 2022 Carrier Strike Group 5 Hosts JMSDF Liaison Officers PHILIPPINE SEA - Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 hosted seven liaison officers (LNO) from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while JMSDF destroyer JS Amagiri (DD 154) operated in company with
24 August 2022 Japan Joins Reagan CSG to Operate Underway in the Philippine Sea PHILIPPINE SEA – The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) concluded several days of at-sea bilateral training in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 18.