10 April 2023 Task Force 71 focuses on Future of the Surface Force at 2023 SWO Summit YOKOSUKA, Japan - Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 held its annual Surface Warfare Officer Summit from April 3-7 in Yokosuka, Japan. ...
16 December 2022 DESRON 15 Completes 2022 Deployment with USS Ronald Reagan YOKOSUKA, Japan – Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 completed its 2022 deployment aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) after the strike group returned to Yokosuka, Japan, Dec. 16. ...
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...
17 October 2022 U.S. Navy Supports Australia’s Indo-Pacific Deployment Alongside Canada, Japan in the South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - Maritime forces from Canada, Japan, and the United States concluded exercises in the South China Sea in support of Royal Australian Navy forces, Oct. 17...
20 September 2022 USS Higgins (DDG 76) Conducts Scheduled Port Visit In Philippines MANILA, Philippines - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) departed Manila, Philippines, following a scheduled port visit, Sept. 16...
25 February 2022 US Forces participate in Indian Navy-led Exercise Milan for first time U.S Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA), from Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, joined with ships, aircraft and personnel from India and numerous other navies to begin Exercise Milan 2022, in the Bay...
21 February 2022 US Forces, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Resilient Shield 2022 YOKOSUKA, Japan – U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Forces will participate in Resilient Shield 2022 from Feb. 21- 25, at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, and other command centers throughout the region.Resilient Shield is an annual computer-based Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint...
16 December 2021 CTF 71 Introduces First Chaplains Permanently Embarked Aboard U.S. Destroyers YOKOSUKA, Japan - Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/ Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 welcomes the first Chaplains to be permanently embarked aboard U.S. Navy destroyers, December 2021...
02 June 2021 CTF 71 Establishment Enhances Readiness in 7th Fleet YOKOSUKA, Japan – Nearing 50 years as the Navy’s largest forward-deployed destroyer squadron (DESRON) and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force, commander, DESRON 15 was established as Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71, Jan. 1, 2021...