VAQ-135 conducts bilateral exercise with JMSDF over Sea of Japan

SEA OF JAPAN (Feb. 18, 2026) – An EA-18G Growler, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135, conducts a bilateral exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force over the Sea of Japan, Feb 18. VAQ-135 is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, forward deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet. The Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, U.S. 7th Fleet routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of VAQ-135).