29 August 2023 U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea Conduct Trilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise AT SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Benfold conducted a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise on Aug. 29, alongside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Maya class destroyer JS Haguro, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Sejong Daewang class destroyer ROKS Yulgok Yi I...
25 August 2023 U.S. Maritime Forces Join Royal Canadian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for Exercise Noble Chinook PACIFIC OCEAN - U.S. Navy and Coast Guard forces joined with allies from the Royal Canadian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for exercise Noble Chinook in the Northwestern Pacific on Aug. 22...
16 November 2022 USS Benfold (DDG 65) Participates in Exercise Keen Sword 2023 Keen Sword is a biennial field training exercise consisting of anti-submarine warfare and surface gunnery events designed to advance multilateral tactics among Pacific partners...
18 July 2022 7th Fleet Destroyer conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea The United States upholds freedom of navigation for all nations as a principle...
20 January 2022 7th Fleet Destroyer conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea On Jan. 20, USS Benfold asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law. At the conclusion of the operation, USS Benfold exited the excessive claim and continued operations in the South China Sea...