Valiant Shield demonstrates U.S. joint forces’ ability to project …
Jun 25, 2022 · The ninth iteration of the biennial exercise was held June 6-17 in and around Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and Palau. (Pictured: The U.S. Navy’s USS Ronald Reagan and USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike groups steam in formation with the USS Tripoli in the Philippine Sea during Valiant Shield in June 2022.)
U.S. forces enhance strategic flexibility through dynamic force ...
Dec 15, 2020 · The USS Nimitz and the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike groups conducted dual-carrier operations in the South China Sea as the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force.) “USINDOPACOM is home to our greatest strategic competitors, near-peer capabilities that can influence events in the entire region,” a 94th Fighter Squadron flight commander told …
Japanese submarine joins drill in South China Sea
Oct 11, 2018 · The Ronald Reagan Strike Group ship's the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), the guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conduct a photo exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship's the helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184), the destroyer JS Inazuma (DD 105) and the …
Japan, U.S. hold naval drills in Philippine Sea
Dec 2, 2023 · The USS Carl Vinson and the USS Ronald Reagan are Nimitz-class carriers, each with about 5,000 crew and more than 60 aircraft, including F/A-18 and F-35 fighters. The exercises should dispel any notion that crises in different parts of the world leave the U.S. military overextended, said retired U.S. Navy Adm. Harry Harris, former commander of ...
Nations continue FONOPs to counter Chinese aggression, coercion
Mar 4, 2019 · The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) transits the Indian Ocean before conducting a refueling at sea operation with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Preble is part of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Josh Cassatt)
Combined U.S.-ROK naval power poised to deter North Korea’s ...
Jul 30, 2022 · Such power was on display in early June 2022 when the ROKNavy’s 7,600-ton Sejong the Great-class Aegis destroyer, furnished with SM-2 surface-to-air missiles, and accompanied by another destroyer and the 14,500-ton Marado amphibious assault ship, pictured far left, joined the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Ronald Reagan ...
Japan, South Korea, U.S. hold inaugural aerial exercise in face of ...
Oct 28, 2023 · The B-52 was the first such aircraft to land in South Korea in decades, according to media reports. The bomber arrived days after the U.S. Navy’s USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier docked in the Port of Busan, South Korea, following the three nations’ joint naval drills.
India-Japan drills signal deepening military cooperation
Jan 30, 2023 · (Pictured: The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga, foreground, the Indian Navy ship INS Shivalik and the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan sail in the Philippine Sea during the Malabar 2022 exercise with Australia.)
Indo-Pacific partners exercise maritime rights
Oct 11, 2021 · (Pictured: From front to back, USS Ronald Reagan, HMS Queen Elizabeth, JS Ise and USS Carl Vinson participate in a joint carrier exercise off the coast of Japan.) “The carrier strike group offers Britain choice and flexibility on the global stage; it reassures our friends and allies and presents a powerful deterrent to would-be adversaries ...
Japanese, U.S. forces sharpen operational capabilities during …
Mar 5, 2023 · Many of the U.S. military’s most advanced assets are also hosted in Japan, including the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets, according to the State Department, demonstrating the importance of the alliance and the goal of maintaining peace and security in the Indo-Pacific. IMAGE CREDIT: JAPAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE