30 May 2022 DESRON 15 Conducts Bilateral Training with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force The alliance between the JMSDF and U.S. Navy seeks to advance joint operations, interoperability, and other principles that underpin security and well-being for the Indo-Pacific region...
17 May 2022 Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group trains with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force The training included USS Antietam, Electronic Attack Squadron 138, and the JMSDF destroyer JS Teruzuki...
19 April 2022 Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group conducts Exercises with the JMSDF Coordinated maritime engagements and operations with international partners are part of the U.S. Navy’s routine presence in the Indo-Pacific...
29 March 2022 VQ-1 “World Watchers” host JMSDF during Raijin 22-1 Members of VQ-1 hosted guests from JMSDF Air Reconnaissance Squadron EIGHT ONE (VQ-81) during Raijin 22-1, as part of an annual unit exchange...
11 March 2022 U.S., JMSDF conduct first training torpedo exercise in Japanese waters Aircrews from HSM-77, HSM-51, and JMSDF's VX-51 conducted ASW torpedo training in Tokyo Bay...
04 March 2022 U.S. Navy and JMSDF join forces for advanced training Units and personnel from the U.S. and Japan concluded the Bilateral Advanced Warfare Training (BAWT) exercise March 4...
07 February 2022 Exercise Noble Fusion kicks off with joint, combined training Noble Fusion, a joint and combined naval expeditionary exercise combining elements of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force alongside the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, kicked off in the Philippine Sea...
01 February 2022 USS Fitzgerald conducts ASW exercise with Japan USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) conducted bilateral training exercises in the Philippine Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) from Jan. 27 – Feb. 2...
25 January 2022 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Joint Force conducts dual carrier operations Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups began dual carrier operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 23, 2022...
06 January 2022 Six Indo-Pacific nations begin Exercise Sea Dragon Two U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft join Australia, Canada, India, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea to begin multinational exercise Sea Dragon 22...
02 December 2021 Commander, Task Force 70 conducts flag talks with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly and staff members discussed maritime strategy and how best to operate forces together at sea with JMSDF leaders...
11 August 2021 JS Makinami directs force during Combined and Joint Battle Problem The JMSDF destroyer served as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) during the operation, part of Large Scale Global Exercise (LSGE) 21...