09 November 2021 Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship Supports Marines During Koa Moana PALAU -- Since July, Military Sealift command’s Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) has supported Marines taking part in Koa Moana 21 in the Republic of Palau...
29 October 2021 The U.S. and Japan form a Surface Action Group in South China Sea SOUTH CHINA SEA - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Yudachi (DD 103) and Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) operated bilaterally in the South China Sea...
16 July 2021 Expeditionary Strike Group 7 arrives for Talisman Sabre 21 CORAL SEA (July 16, 2021) – The forward-deployed ships of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrive off the coast of Australia in preparation for the biennial bilateral exercise Talisman Sabre (TS) 21, July 16.Led by the Australian Defence Force (ADF),...
15 July 2021 Minot B-52s deploy to Indo-Pacific in support of Bomber Task Force ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --A group of U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses, Airmen, and support equipment from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., deployed to the Indo-Pacific region in support of Pacific Air Forces’ Bomber Task Force, July 14.The BTF demonstrates continued U.S. commitment to allies...
14 July 2021 Naval Forces Japan, Navy Region Japan Holds Change of Command YOKOSUKA, Japan – U.S. Naval Forces and Navy Region Japan held a change of command ceremony on July 14.Rear Adm. Brian P. Fort was relieved by Rear Adm. Carl Lahti, who became the 36th commander of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan (CNFJ) and Commander, Navy Region Japan (CNFJ).The ceremony was...