24 March 2025 USS Warrior Visits Kobe YOKOSUKA, Japan — USS Warrior (MCM 10), forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan, as part of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, arrived at Kobe, Japan, March 24, 2025, for a scheduled port visit...
29 July 2024 U.S. Intends to Reconstitute U.S. Forces Japan as Joint Forces Headquarters Through a phased approach, the U.S. plans to convert U.S. Forces Japan into a joint force headquarters which will report to the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said...
27 February 2024 Japanese Special Boat Unit, U.S. Naval Special Warfare Unit Conduct Joint Training Exercise OKINAWA, Japan - A West Coast-based U.S. Naval Special Warfare unit integrated with a Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Special Boat Unit (SBU) to conduct joint training on navigation, communications, radar, and more from Feb. 15-17, 2024 at Naval Base White Beach in Okinawa, Japan...
29 August 2023 U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea Conduct Trilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise AT SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Benfold conducted a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise on Aug. 29, alongside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Maya class destroyer JS Haguro, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Sejong Daewang class destroyer ROKS Yulgok Yi I...
21 July 2023 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, President, JMSDF Command and Staff College visits NWDC NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. - Mr. Michael Durkin, Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) Director, welcomed Vice Adm. Hiroshi Egawa, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, President, JMSDF Command and Staff College, Thursday, Jul. 20...
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...
11 April 2023 Ships Supporting Two Naval Partnerships Conduct Training in Gulf of Aden MANAMA, Bahrain - Ships from the navies of Japan and Italy sailed together and conducted combined training in the Gulf of Aden, April 8, while operating under two multinational maritime partnerships, Combined Maritime Forces and European Union Naval Forces...
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...
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...
13 February 2023 Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo Security Passes Region Assessment SASEBO, Japan - Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) security department participated in a Regional Assessment (RASS), Feb. 13-16, with a team from Commander Navy Region Japan (CNRJ) reviewing all aspects of the installation's security force and emergency response operations...