05 June 2023 USINDOPACOM Statement on Unsafe Maritime Interaction In accordance with international law, USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and HMCS Montreal (FFH 336) conducted a routine south to north Taiwan Strait transit June 3 through waters where high seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply. During the transit, PLA(N) LUYANG III DDG 132 (PRC LY 132) executed...
17 April 2023 U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea Conduct Trilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise AT SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducted a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise on April 17, alongside Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Atago-class guided missile destroyer JS Atago (DDG 177), and Republic of Korea Navy ROKS destroyer YulGok...
15 March 2023 Five Indo-Pacific Nations begin Exercise Sea Dragon ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Two U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 “Red Lancers” and VP-45 “Pelicans” join the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), India Navy (INN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) to...
03 March 2023 USS Rafael Peralta Conducts Jeju, Republic of Korea Port Visit JEJU, Republic of Korea – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) departed Jeju, Republic of Korea following a scheduled port visit March 3...
22 February 2023 U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea Conduct Trilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise SEA OF JAPAN - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Barry (DDG 52) conducted a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise in the Sea of Japan Feb. 22, alongside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Atago-class guided missile destroyer JS Atago (DDG 177), and Republic of Korea...
21 February 2023 CTF 70 IW Leaders Partner with JMSDF to Promote OPSEC for Mission Success YOKOSUKA, Japan - Members of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70’s Information Warfare (IW) team met with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) to exchange IW knowledge and experience, in Funakoshi, Japan, Feb. 14...
16 February 2023 USS Barry Departs 7th Fleet and Japan after Six Years of Forward-Deployed Service YOKOSUKA, Japan - USS Barry (DDG 52) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan Feb. 17, as part of a scheduled homeport shift following six years of service forward-deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet...
16 February 2023 CARAT/MAREX Timor-Leste Concludes, Strengthens Regional Partnerships DILI, Timor Leste - Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Timor-Leste 2023 concluded in Dili, Timor-Leste, Feb. 15, following six days of in-person engagements that enhanced collaboration between the Timor-Leste military and police forces and the U.S...
15 February 2023 Carrier Air Wing Five Jets Participate in Aero India 2023 BENGALURU, India - Members of the “Royal Maces” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 and “Diamondbacks” of (VFA) 102 joined hundreds of civilian and military exhibitors for the Aero India 2023 aerospace exhibition held at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, India,...
15 February 2023 Makin Island Conducts Medical Operations with CSG11 SOUTH CHINA SEA - Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) of Carrier Strike Group 11 (CSG 11), conducted integrated medical operations Feb. 11, 2023, in the South China Sea...