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Chinese, Russian Joint Warship Patrol Begins in the Pacific

Chinese and Russian warships underway off Japan. JSDF Photo

The Russian Navy and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy began their annual joint patrol on Thursday with Japan’s Joint Staff Office (JSO) reporting the combined flotilla is now in the Pacific Ocean after transiting Japan’s Osumi Strait from Thursday to Friday.

Corvette RFS Sovershenny (333) rendezvoused with PLAN destroyer CNS Yinchuan (175), frigate CNS Hengshui (572) and fleet oiler CNS Weishanhu (887) in the Korea Strait near...

https://news.usni.org/2024/07/05/chinese-russian-joint-warship-patrol-begins-in-the-pacific

U.S., Australia, Japan Drill with the Philippines in South China Sea; China Flies Military Drone Near Taiwan

HMAS Canberra (L02) with JS Izumo (DDH-183) on Aug. 24, 2023. JMSDF Photo

The U.S., Australia, Japan and the Philippines carried out a joint exercise in the waters off Manila on Thursday involving the Australian and Japanese large-deck ships on deployment in the region. Meanwhile, Chinese bombers flew near Japan while a Chinese unmanned air vehicle conducted a flight off Taiwan’s east coast, according to Japan Ministry of Defense press releases.

A Friday release by the Japan Maritime Self Defense...

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/27/u-s-australia-japan-drill-with-the-philippines-in-south-china-sea-china-flies-military-drone-near-taiwan

Chinese, Russian Warships Meet Near Japan for Naval Exercise

PLA Navy Ships Underway off Japan

Chinese and Russian warships linked up in the Sea of Japan Wednesday for the People’s Liberation Army Northern Theatre Command led Chinese-Russian “Northern Interaction 2023,” reported the PLA Daily.

The five-ship Chinese Surface Action Group (SAG) consists of destroyers CNS Guiyang (119) and CNS Qiqihar (121), frigates CNS Zaozhuang (542) and CNS Rizhao (598) and fleet oiler CNS Taihu (889). The Russian Navy SAG consists of destroyers RFS Admiral Panteleyev...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/19/chinese-russian-warships-meet-near-japan-for-naval-exercise

U.N., U.S. and Japan Lodge Protests After North Korean ICBM Launch, Russian Ships Near Japan

North Korean ICBM. KCNA Photo

North Korea launched an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Wednesday morning that landed in the Sea of Japan, drawing criticisms from the U.S. and the United Nations.

North Korea launched an ICBM, shortly before 10 a.m. local time, from the area near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, the Japan Ministry of Defense said in a Wednesday release. The ICBM flew for 74 minutes with a flight distance of 1000km and a maximum altitude of 6000km before reaching the...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/13/u-n-u-s-and-japan-lodge-protests-after-north-korean-icbm-launch-russian-ships-near-japab

Russian, Chinese Warships Prepare for Joint Pacific Naval Exercises

Russian Navy corvettes RFS Sovershenniy (333) and RFS Gromkiy (335). JMSDF photo

Two Russian warships are now in Shanghai ahead of an at-sea exercise with People’s Liberation Army Navy vessels in the Pacific, according to Chinese state media.

Russian Navy corvettes RFS Sovershenniy (333) and RFS Gromkiy (335) called into Shanghai for a weeklong port visit on Wednesday and following the conclusion of the port call will carry out joint exercises with PLAN ships.

The two Russian corvettes, both part...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/10/russian-chinese-warships-prepare-for-joint-pacific-naval-exercises

Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Back in the South China Sea, Details of Talisman Sabre Exercise Emerge

Sailors assigned to the flight deck crash and salvage team observe flight operations on the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), in the South China Sea on July 1, 2023. US Navy Photo

The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is back in the South China Sea after wrapping a port visit to Vietnam on Friday. Meanwhile, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force detailed their participation in the Australian-led multinational exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 held in...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/04/carrier-uss-ronald-reagan-back-in-the-south-china-sea-details-of-talisman-sabre-exercise-emerge

Makin Island ARG Docks in Busan, 3 LCS Now Underway in Indo-PACOM

USS Makin Island (LHD-8) conducts a photo exercise and replenishment-at-sea with the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Chung Hoon (DDG 93), March 15, 2023. US Navy Photo

The Makin Island Amphibious Group (ARG) docked at the port of Busan in the Republic of Korea (ROK) as part of their participation in the U.S.-ROK Exercise Ssangyong this week.

Exercise Ssangyong was on hiatus since 2018 after the previous Moon Jae-in government suspended major U.S.- Republic of Korea military exercises to lower...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/24/makin-island-arg-docks-in-busan-3-lcs-now-underway-in-indo-pacom

U.S. Bombers Drill with Japanese, South Korean Fighters After North Korean Missile Launches

Japanese sailors aboard JS Atago (DDG-177) drill with US Navy destroyers. JMSDF Photo

U.S. forces conducted separate presence drills with South Korea and Japan over the last several days in response to multiple North Korean ballistic missile launches.

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers and F-16 and F-35A Lighting II fighters flew with Republic of Korea Air Force Sunday. In a separate drill, U.S. Air Force B-1Bs and Japan-based U.S. F-16 Falcons joined Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15s.

Sunday’s...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/20/u-s-bombers-drill-with-japanese-south-korean-fighters-after-north-korean-missile-launches

Makin Island, America ARGs Wrap Up Exercises with Thai, Japanese Forces

A Republic of Korea Marine provides security as part of an amphibious assault during Exercise Cobra Gold 23 in Chonburi province, Kingdom of Thailand on March 3, 2023. U.S. Marine Corps Photo

The Makin Island and America amphibious ready groups wrapped up their participation in exercises in Thailand and Japan this week. 

The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) – which includes amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8), amphibious transport docks USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26) and USS Anc...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/15/makin-island-america-args-wrap-up-exercises-with-thai-japanese-forces

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