Exercise Valiant Shield 2024
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) of Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG-5) joined with surface vessels and aircraft from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s (INDOPACOM) joint forces and Japan Self-Defense…
PRC Calls Taiwan Strait Transit “Provocative”
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) lawfully dealt with a transit by US and Canadian warships in the Taiwan Straits on Wednesday. This comes at a time when the US…
Republic of China Announcement on USN/RCN Transit of Taiwan Strait
The Ministry of National Defense stated today (2nd) that a US destroyer and a Canadian frigate each sailed from south to north through the Taiwan Strait last night. During the…
USS Rafael Peralta Has First US Missile Load at Eden, Australia
USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) completed the first-ever live ordnance reload for a U.S. warship in Eden, Australia, when it rearmed its Vertical Launch System (VLS) there, Aug. 22. The…
Multilateral Exercise (MALABAR 2023) off Australia
The JMSDF will conduct a multilateral exercise “MALABAR 2023” with the U.S. Navy (USN), the Indian Navy (IN), the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Royal Australian Air force (RAAF)…
Japan-U.S.-Canada Multilateral Exercise Noble Raven 23
The Indo-Pacific Deployment 2023 (IPD23) units conducted a multilateral exercise with the United States Navy (USN), the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in order to strengthen cooperation to realize a “Free…
USS Rafael Peralta Departs Tomakomai, Japan, After Port Visit
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) departed Tomakomai, Japan, following a scheduled port visit, Feb. 3. The visit was the first by a U.S. Navy ship to Tomakomai…
JS Ashigara Trains With US Navy off Okinawa
The JMSDF conducted a bilateral exercise with the U.S. Navy (USN) in order to strengthen the capability of Japan-U.S. Alliance for effective deterrence and response as described below. 1. Objectives…