August 24, JS ISE and JS ASAHI participated in the Multinational Advanced Aviation Cooperative Deployment as part of the Large-Scale Global Exercise 2021 in the west Pacific with JASDF, JGSDF, the Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group, USS America, and F-35B fighters from both the U.S. and Royal Navy. The Commanding Officer of Escort Flotilla 2, RADM KONNO Yasuki, stated, “We…
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JS Makinami directs force during Combined and Joint Battle Problem
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Makinami (DD 112) took charge as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) during Combined and Joint Battle Problem (CJBP), Aug. 5-10, alongside the USS America (LHA 6) Expeditionary Strike Group and the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) and HMAS Canberra (L 02). “This was a counterattack-style exercise between the JMSDF, the U.S.…
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