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Readout: Australia, Japan, U.S. Trilateral Engagement

Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, welcomes Royal Australia Navy Chief of Navy Vice Adm. Michael Noonan, left, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Adm. Hiroshi Yamamato during a trilateral engagement. The leaders reaffirmed the increasing interoperability and strong bonds between their navies and underscored the importance of alliances and partnership for an enduring free and open Indo-Pacific.

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Jungle Warfare Exercise 22

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, load a CH-53E Super Stallion during Jungle Warfare Exercise 22 in the Northern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 17, 2022. JWX 22 is large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. 2/7 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan Visits USS Ronald Reagan

Capt. Fred Goldhammer, commanding officer, speaks with The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). During his visit, Emanuel toured Ronald Reagan, addressed the crew, and served as the keynote speaker in a naturalization ceremony where 17 candidates from 11 different countries became American citizens. 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.

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Naval Integration Staff Talks

U.S. 7th Fleet hosts III MEF for Naval Integration staff talks

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JWX 22 is a large-scale field training exercise

A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, notionally fire a Javelin shoulder-fired anti-tank missile during Jungle Warfare Exercise 22 in the Northern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 16, 2022. JWX 22 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. 2/7 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

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Camp Zama holds first virtual Community Information Exchange

Maj. Gen. JB Vowell, left, commander of U.S. Army Japan, and Col. Christopher Tomlinson, center, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan, host a Community Information Exchange at Camp Zama Feb. 4, 2022, to better inform community members on important updates across Camp Zama.

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AMS Airman saves elderly man from truck fire

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garrett Bodie, 733rd Air Mobility Squadron support NCO in charge, organizes communication equipment at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 1, 2022. Consistent communication ensures accelerated air operations through the Pacific theater.

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U.S. Marines, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force set to begin Exercise Resolute Dragon

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 refuel an MV-22B Osprey at a forward arming and refueling point in preparation for exercise Resolute Dragon 21 (RD21), Dec. 3, 2021 at Ojojihara Proving Grounds, Japan. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) in 2021. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kirstin Spanu)

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F-35s from Eielson AFB arrive in Japan for Operation Iron Dagger

Two F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing taxi on the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, in support of Operation IRON DAGGER, Dec. 3, 2021. The operation is a bilateral, jointly dynamic force employment projecting forces into the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility to increase interoperability and training for Japanese and U.S. Marines and Multi-Capable Airmen.

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USS America first LHA to visit MCAS Iwakuni

The USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, pulls into the harbor at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 18, 2021. Due to its geographic location and collocated airfield and harbor, MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely postured to provide advanced naval integration in support of regional security. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serves as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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3d Marine Division Transfers Command

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron, incoming commanding general of 3d Marine Division, speaks during a change of command ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 8, 2021. The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from Maj. Gen. James Bierman to Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron.

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USS America, JS Ise lead integrated training with Sasebo-based JMSDF ships

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) and the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), center, sail together departing Sasebo for integrated training with locally-based JMSDF ships.

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Camp Zama teacher volunteers to teach evening English class for JGSDF members

Rodney Holloway, an English for Speakers of Other Languages teacher at Arnn Elementary, checks on Master Sgt. Hisaka Oda, assigned to the JGSDF Zama General Service Unit, as she practices English with her partner on Oct. 18 during the free weekly English-language class Holloway has hosted voluntarily on Camp Zama, Japan, since June.

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623rd ACS, JASDF and USMC defend Pacific together

Airmen from the 623rd Air Control Squadron and 18th Operations Group, U.S. Marines from the Marine Air Control Group 18, and Japan Air Self Defense Force Southwestern Aircraft Control and Warning Wing personnel pose for a group photo at Naha Air Base, Japan, Oct. 20, 2021. Together the services work to secure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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USS Ronald Reagan returns to Yokosuka following 5th and 7th Fleet Deployment

Sailors handle lines as the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), return to Yokosuka, Japan, following a regularly scheduled 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.

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Japan-Based Logistics Center Accommodates Ronald Reagan’s Return

Sailors celebrate as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), returns to Yokosuka, Japan, following a regularly scheduled 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.

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USS Miguel Keith host Sailors and Marines to increase Naval integration opportunities

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.

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USS Miguel Keith overcomes invasive volcanic stone from August eruption, completes Coral Dagger 12

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.

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35th CSSB Soldiers compete in unit’s first ever ‘Best Warrior’ competition

Sgt. Marino Cabral, left, assigned to 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, competes in the obstacle course alongside 35th CSSB Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Denson during the unit’s first ever battalion-level “Best Warrior” competition Sept. 30 at Camp Zama, Japan.

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USS John S. McCain Departs U.S. 7th Fleet After 24-years Forward Deployed

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) departs Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) while shifting its homeport to Naval Station Everett, Washington, and bringing an end to 24 years of being forward-deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet. McCain was assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. 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.

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