14 December 2022 Anchorage Arrives in Surabaya for CARAT Indonesia SURABAYA, Indonesia – Amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) arrived in Surabaya, Indonesia, for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 12...
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...
13 December 2022 USS John P. Murtha Conducts Guam Port Call GUAM - The amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) departed Guam after a scheduled port call, Dec. 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...
07 December 2022 CARAT Indonesia 2022 Kicks Off with Indonesian and U.S. Navy and Marine Corps SURABAYA, Indonesia – The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps began exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2022 with the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) and Marine Corps (KORMAR RI) in Surabaya, Indonesia, Dec. 7...
06 December 2022 USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) Returns to Yokosuka, Japan YOKOSUKA, Japan – The forward-deployed Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) returned to Yokosuka, Japan Dec. 5, concluding their successful deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations...
02 December 2022 Naval Oceanography Visits Australia SYDNEY, Australia - Rear Adm. Ron Piret, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, visited Australia to meet with his counterparts from the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during a scheduled visit to the region, Nov 7-11...
28 November 2022 7th Fleet Cruiser Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea SPRATLY ISLANDS, South China Sea - UPDATE 1358 local: The PRC's statement about this mission is false. USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) conducted this FONOP in accordance with international law and then continued on to conduct normal operations in waters where high seas freedoms apply. The...
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,...