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U.S. Navy Task Force 70, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 join Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for bilateral training after memorandum signing
April 10, 2025
PHILIPPINE SEA (April 3, 2025) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD-105) is seen from the cockpit of a JMSDF UP-3D aircraft during their Fujin bilateral training exercise with the U.S. Navy's expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131. The planning and execution of the exercise came after the JMSDF Commander, Fleet Air Force (CFAF), and U.S. Navy's Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, signed the Fujin memorandum of understanding to increase bilateral operations between the forces’ electronic attack squadrons in December 2024. (Courtesy photo)
U.S. joins India to launch Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH 2025
April 1, 2025
VISAKHAPATNAM, Andhra Pradesh, India (April 1, 2025) - Indian Navy (IN) Rear Adm. Susheel Menon, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), front, Rear Adm. Greg Newkirk, Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, second from right, and other leaders representing U.S. and India joint forces salute during the national anthem on the flight deck aboard the IN amphibious transport dock INS Jalashwa (L41) during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger Triumph 2025, at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, April 1. Tiger Triumph is a joint and combined U.S.-India exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger Triumph enables U.S. and Indian armed forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Caroline H. Lui)
Japan, Philippines and United States Conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity
March 28, 2025
The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 85), the Philippine Navy Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF 150), and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Mogami-class frigate JS NOSHIRO (FFM 3) conduct a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, March 28, 2025.
Emory S. Land Arrives in Darwin
March 25, 2025
DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia (Mar. 25, 2025) – Submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) sails toward Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, for a regularly scheduled port visit, Mar. 25, 2025. Darwin is Emory S. Land’s 17th port call since it departed on deployment May 17, 2024. Emory S. Land is on deployment supporting the U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward deployed numbered fleet, operating with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ian Zagrocki)
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Guam
March 25, 2025
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits toward Naval Base Guam for a scheduled port visit, March 24, 2025.
Republic of Korea, Japan, and the U.S. Conduct Trilateral Naval Exercise
March 20, 2025
250318-N-GC571-1009 AT SEA (March 18, 2025) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), left, sails in formation with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), Sejong the Great-class destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991), Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer ROKS Dae Jo-yeong (DDH 977), and Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi (DD 107) at sea during a trilateral naval exercise, March 18, 2025. Trilateral exercises between the U.S. Navy, ROK Navy, and JMSDF continue to advance combined naval interoperability, ensure our militaries and self-defense forces can operate together against any threat, and demonstrate combined commitment to a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Pablo Chavez)
Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and the U.S. Complete Multinational Exercise Sea Dragon 2025
March 19, 2025
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (March 13, 2025) Participants from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force(JMSDF), Republic of Korea Navy(ROKN), and the United States Navy pose for a group photo alongside a ROKN P-3 Orion (left), RAAF P-8A Poseidon (center), and JMSDF Kawasaki P-1 (right) during Exercise Sea Dragon 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base , Guam, March 13, 2025.
Republic of Korea Air Force, US Air Force, US Navy Conduct F-35 Air Integration Training during Freedom Shield 25
March 15, 2025
250313-N-GC571-1475 SEA OF JAPAN (March 13, 2025) An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Warhawks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during Exercise Freedom Shield 25, a defense-oriented, annual exercise featuring live, virtual and field-based training that engages alliance forces and governmental agencies, March 13, 2025. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nate Jordan)
Five Indo-Pacific nations begin Exercise Sea Dragon 25
March 6, 2025
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam March 3, 2025 – Sea Dragon 25 participants, including Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) communities from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), and the United States Navy, pose for a group photo during opening ceremony and exercise commencement. (U.S. Navy photo by MCC (SW) Matthew R Cole)
ROK, USFK, CNFK embark USS Carl Vinson, exploring operations and capabilities
March 2, 2025
250301-N-TD381-2271 AT SEA (March 1, 2025) Distinguished visitors from U.S. Forces Korea, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, and the Republic of Korea Navy join together with leadership from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Carrier Air Wing 2, and Carrier Strike Group 1 on Vinson’s flight deck, March 1, 2025. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah B. Goessl)
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