STRAIT OF MALACCA

The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) sails with the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class destroyer HMAS Stuart (FFH 153), seen in background, in the Strait of Malacca, Oct. 23, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

BAY OF BENGAL

BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 21, 2024) – U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) pilot a rigid-hull inflatable boat while conducting a visit, board, search and seizure drill with the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class destroyer HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) in the Bay of Bengal, Oct. 21, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

BAY OF BENGAL

BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 21, 2024) – U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) approach the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class destroyer HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) in a rigid-hull inflatable boat while conducting a visit, board, search and seizure drill in the Bay of Bengal, Oct. 21. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

BAY OF BENGAL

BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 21, 2024) – Royal Australian Navy Seaman Noah Jones boards the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during a visit, board, search and seizure drill while operating in the Bay of Bengal, Oct. 21. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

BAY OF BENGAL

BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 21, 2024) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) conducts a live-fire drill of the close-in weapons system while operating in the Bay of Bengal, Oct. 21, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

BAY OF BENGAL

BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 21, 2024) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) conducts a live-fire drill of the close-in weapons system while operating in the Bay of Bengal, Oct. 21, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

BAY OF BENGAL

BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 21, 2024) – Royal Australian Navy sailors pilot rigid-hull inflatable boats while transiting from the Anzac-class destroyer HMAS Stuart (FFH 153), seen in background, to the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during a visit, board, search and seizure drill while operating in the Bay of Bengal, Oct. 21. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

BAY OF BENGAL

BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 20, 2024) – Royal Australian Navy Communication Information Systems Specialist Able Seaman Karl Jamieson (left), from Albany, Australia, talks with U.S. Navy Information Systems Technician Caleb Jones, from Phoenix, on a missile deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while operating in the Bay of Bengal, Oct. 20, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

BAY OF BENGAL

BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 20, 2024) – Sailors assigned to the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class destroyer HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) pilot a rigid-hull inflatable boat while transiting to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) in the Bay of Bengal, Oct. 20, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson) Share

SASEBO, Japan

SASEBO, Japan (Oct. 22, 2024) - Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida, chief of staff, Joint Staff, Japan Self-Defense Forces, shake hands following a Keen Sword 25 press conference aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22) at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, Oct. 22, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chase Stephens) Share

UNITED STATES

Marine Maj. Zachary Laser, F-35 Lightning II test pilot from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three, departs the flight deck of Japan’s Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) in an F-35B aircraft Oct. 21, 2024, off the southern coast of California. Laser is flying the short takeoff and vertical landing variant of the 5th generation aircraft for developmental test aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s largest ship. A flight test team from the F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force is aboard to certify the destroyer’s modifications that will support fixed-wing operations from the ship. Data that testers gather during these sea trials will be analyzed and eventually inform decisions to enhance the capabilities of the Maritime Self-Defense Force as well as contribute to improved interoperability between Japan and the U.S. Japan is an F-35 Joint Program Office foreign military sales customer planning to buy 42 F-35Bs. Share

Japan

SASEBO, Japan (Oct. 22, 2024) - Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida, chief of staff, Joint Staff, Japan Self-Defense Forces, answer questions during a Keen Sword 25 press conference aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22) at Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, Oct. 22, 2024. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chase Stephens) Share