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Warships from Australia, Japan, U.K., and U.S. join forces in Maritime Partnership Exercise 2021
October 18, 2021
BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 17, 2021) Ships and aircraft from the U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and U.K. Royal Navy transit in formation as part of Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) 2021, Oct. 17, 2021. MPX 2021 is a multilateral maritime exercise between the Royal Australian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, U.K. Royal Navy, and U.S. maritime forces, focused on naval cooperation, interoperability and regional security and stability in the Indo-Pacific and is an example of the enduring partnership between Australian, Japanese, U.K. and U.S. maritime forces, who routinely operate together in the Indo-Pacific, fostering a cooperative approach toward regional security and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Haydn N. Smith)
USS Ronald Reagan returns to Yokosuka following 5th and 7th Fleet Deployment
October 16, 2021
211016-N-RF825-1016 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 16, 2021) Airman Paige Boykin, from Orlando, Florida, mans the rails on as the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka from a five-month deployment. During Ronald Reagan’s deployment, the ship transited 43,000 nautical miles operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to assist with Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Operation Allies Refuge in support of U.S. drawdown operations in Afghanistan. Ronald Reagan returned to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility and took part in multi-carrier operations, which included 15,000 sailors from six partner nations upholding collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Tarleton)
Australia, India, Japan, and U.S. Kick-off Phase II: MALABAR 2021
October 13, 2021
BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 12, 2021) U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), Royal Australian Navy fleet replenishment vessel HMAS Sirius (O 266), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184), Royal Indian Navy Rajput-class destroyer INS Ranvijay (D55), U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and JMSDF Murasame-class destroyer JS Murasame (DD 101) transit the Bay of Bengal as part of MALABAR 2021, Oct. 12, 2021. MALABAR 2021 is a maritime exercise designed to improve integration, address common maritime security priorities and concerns, enhance interoperability and communication, and strengthen enduring relationships between the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Indian Navy, JMSDF, and U.S. maritime forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell Lindsey)
Philippine-U.S. Exercise MTA Sama Sama Kicks-off with Japan, France
October 13, 2021
Personnel from the U.S., Philippines, Japan and France kicked off Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama during a virtual opening ceremony, Oct. 11. MTA Sama Sama is a multilateral exercise and includes forces from Japan, Philippines and the United States, designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)
USS Miguel Keith host Sailors and Marines to increase Naval integration opportunities
October 8, 2021
WHITE BEACH, Japan (Oct. 6, 2021) Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary staging base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) anchors off Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa White Beach Naval Facility Oct. 6, 2021. Miguel Keith, assigned to Amphibious Squadron Eleven, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Ann Hattell)
Multiple Allied Carrier Strike Groups Operate Together in 7th Fleet
October 8, 2021
211003-N-DW158-1260 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 3, 2021) The United Kingdom’s carrier strike group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth (R 08), and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), led by Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) joined with U.S. Navy carrier strike groups, led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) to conduct multiple carrier strike group operations in the Philippine Sea. The integrated at-sea operations brought together more than 15,000 Sailors across six nations, and demonstrates the U.S. Navy’s ability to work closely with its unmatched network of alliances and partnerships in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gray Gibson)
USS Ralph Johnson Joins Forward-Deployed Naval Forces Japan
October 4, 2021
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 04, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) arrives at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) as one of the newest additions to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet’s forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families (U.S. Navy photo by Tetsuya Morita)
Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Returns to the South China Sea
September 25, 2021
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 24, 2021) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) steams through international waters. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
USS New Orleans Changes Command
September 23, 2021
SASEBO, Japan (Sept. 23, 2021) Side boys aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18) render honors to Capt. Douglas Graber, commanding officer of USS New Orleans, during his change of command ceremony. New Orleans, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. New Orleans, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
U.S. Coast Guard cutter trains with Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency
September 21, 2021
Capt. Blake Novak, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Munro, waves goodbye after an exercise at sea with the Indonesian Coast Guard in the Singapore Strait, September 20, 2021. The United States Coast Guard is proud to operate with our Pacific counterparts, and together we are dedicated to enhancing capabilities, strengthening maritime governance and security while promoting a rules-based international order. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Ian Gray)
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