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U.S., Japan and Republic of Korea navies conduct trilateral missile defense informational link exercise
March 13, 2017

DESRON Corpsman Provides Quick Response
March 12, 2017
YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 3, 2017) Capt. Jeffrey T. Griffin, Chief of Staff for U.S. 7th Fleet, left, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Sarah D. Clark, assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, right, pose for a photo at an awards ceremony where Clark received a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for rendering aid to a young woman in distress.

U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Complete Annual Bilateral Training Exercise MultiSail 17
March 10, 2017
The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), foreground, transits the East China Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Takanami-class destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113), middle first, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Samidare (DD 106), middle second, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) Mar. 9, 2017. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years.

Oklahoma City Visits Stirling during Indo-Asia-Pacific Patrol
March 9, 2017
Official U.S. Navy file photo of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723).

Pacific Partnership 2017 makes inaugural mission stop in Sri Lanka
March 6, 2017

U.S. Pacific Command Deploys THAAD to Korean Peninsula
March 6, 2017
YONGSAN GARRISON, SEOUL, South Korea -- U.S. Forces Korea continued its progress in fulfilling the Republic of Korea - U.S. Alliance decision to install a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) on the Korean Peninsula as the first elements of the THAAD system arrived in the ROK. "The timely deployment of the THAAD system by U.S. Pacific Command and the Secretary of Defense gives my command great confidence in the support we will receive when we ask for reinforcemet or advanced capabilities," said Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, U.S. Forces Korea commander.

US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in MultiSail 2017
March 6, 2017
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) joins USS Barry (DDG 52), USS Mustin (DDG 89), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), and USS McCampbell (DDG 85) at Apra Harbor, Guam, for a routine port visit, Mar. 1, 2017. Stethem is on patrol in the waters off the coast of Guam supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

Santa Fe Visits Yokosuka during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment
March 2, 2017
The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) is moored at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Santa Fe is visiting Yokosuka for a port visit. U.S. Navy port visits represent an important opportunity to promote stability and security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, demonstrate commitment to regional partners and foster relationships.

Mass Casualty Exercise Assesses Air Station's Response Ability
March 2, 2017
U.S. Marines, Sailors and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel conducted a mass casualty exercise on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 1, 2017. The exercise assessed the air station’s initial response, incident management, activation of emergency operations center and mass casualty plan in the event of a downed aircraft.

Mattis, South Korean Counterpart Discuss Alliance, Missile Defense
March 1, 2017
South Korea’s Gen. Sun Jin Lee, Republic of Korea Army chairman and joint chiefs of staff visits Guam's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, site Nov. 1, 2016, along with Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commander of the combined U.S. forces in South Korea,  along with U.S. Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commander of the combined U.S. forces in South Korea. The two generals also visited a line of B-1B Lancers at Andersen Air Force Base, as well as boarded the visiting ballistic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania at Naval Base Guam.

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