13 February 2023 USS Antietam (CG 54) Conducts Port Visit in Otaru, Japan 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...
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 U.S., Japan, Australia integrate Allied Logistics during Tri-Lateral Operations PHILIPPINE SEA – Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 joined the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) in the Philippine Sea for tri-lateral operations to include the first replenishment at sea (RAS) between a new Australian oiler and a U.S. aircraft carrier,...
18 October 2022 USS Chancellorsville Conducts Port Visit in Manila MANILA, Philippines - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) departed Manila, Philippines, following a scheduled port visit, Oct. 18...
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...
06 August 2022 Commander, Task Force 70 Conducts Flag Talks with JMSDF PHILIPPINE SEA - Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 conducted flag talks with their counterparts from Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Fleet Escort Force, aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 5...
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...
14 February 2022 Commander, Task Force 70 Conducts 30th Warfare Commander Meeting with Republic of Korea Navy YOKOSUKA, Japan - Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 staff conducted the 30th Bi-annual Composite Warfare Commander Meeting (CWCM) with leadership from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) through a teleconference, Feb. 9...
21 October 2021 Task Force 70 Conducts Change of Command YOKOSUKA, Japan - Commander, Task Force 70 held a change of command ceremony Oct. 21 at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka’s Benny Decker Theater...
25 September 2021 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Returns to the South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea for the second time during its 2021 deployment, Sept. 24...