27 January 2023 Forward-Deployed U.S. Naval Forces Conclude SWATT PHILIPPINE SEA -- Ships from Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 and Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71 completed the Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise for 2023 in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 26.SWATT is the premier U.S. Naval Surface Force advanced tactical training exercise. It is...
27 January 2023 CARAT/MAREX Sri Lanka Concludes, Enhancing Naval Partnerships and Disaster Response COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Sri Lanka 2023 concluded in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 26, following eight days of in-person and at-sea engagements that enhanced collaboration between the Sri Lanka and U.S. militaries.CARAT/MAREX Sri...
27 January 2023 Developing the Force of the Future: ‘Marine Littoral Regiment Training Exercise’ Set to Begin OKINAWA, Japan -- This large-scale, service-level exercise is designed to train, develop, and experiment with the 3d Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR) as part of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, led by 3d Marine Division, operating as a Stand-in Force that is geographically distributed across a maritime...
27 January 2023 Commander, Submarine Group 74 Visits Republic of Korea, Strengthening 70-Year Alliance CHINHAE, Republic of Korea -- Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group 7/Task Force (CTF) 74, visited the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Submarine Force Command (CSF) in Chinhae, ROK to discuss future opportunities for bilateral cooperation and tour the facility’s undersea warfare assets, Jan...
27 January 2023 U.S. Navy Visits Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, Holds Bilateral Strategic Dialogue WASHINGTON -- Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, Vice Adm. Gene Black, traveled to Japan to meet with his Japanese counterpart, Rear Adm. Nobuyuki Takenaka, Director General, Operations and Plans Department, Maritime Staff Office, Japanese Maritime Self Defense...
26 January 2023 Marine Corps Reactivates Base on Guam ASAN BEACH, GUAM -- The U.S. Marine Corps reactivated a new base on Guam in a ceremony, Jan. 26, honoring the long-shared history of the Marine Corps and Guam and establishing a forward presence in the Indo-Pacific that will endure into the future.Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Blaz is the first newly...
26 January 2023 Japanese Partners Tour US Army Vessel to Better Understand Capabilities YOKOHAMA NORTH DOCK, Japan – Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) leaders toured a U.S. Army landing craft utility (LCU) vessel here Wednesday as part of a familiarization event hosted by the 10th Support Group.Soldiers led the tour of LCU Calaboza and spoke of the vessel’s capabilities to more...
26 January 2023 US, Japanese Forces Team Up for Exercise Southern Beach KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Airmen and Sailors from Kadena Air Base teamed up in the skies near Okinawa with Japan Air Self Defense Force personnel during the latest iteration of the bilateral Southern Beach exercise, Jan. 19.“Southern Beach is a bilateral exercise between U.S. personnel from...
26 January 2023 Always Ready, That Others May Live: Alaska Air National Guard trains with Coast Guard at Air Station Kodiak COAST GUARD STATION KODIAK, Alaska -- Undulating waves pitched the 2,000-ton U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress like a bath toy, which was nothing unusual for the vessel while operating in Pacific waters off Alaska.What was out of place was the 210th Rescue Squadron (RQS) HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search...
25 January 2023 Submarine Group 7 Hosts Japanese Submarine Officers in Yokosuka YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7/Commander, Task Force (CTF) 74 hosted Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine officers at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan to discuss the roles and responsibilities of CTF 74 as well as U.S. Navy submarine officers’ career milestones,...