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U.S. Begins Joint Exercise in Japan with French and Australian Navies
American, Japanese, French and Australian commanders salute their respective flags during the opening ceremony for exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21, in Camp Ainoura, Sasebo, Japan, May 11th, 2021. ARC-21 is an opportunity for US, French, Japanese, and Australian forces to share experiences, tactics, and best practices to sharpen their skills together. US Marine Corps Photo
The United States, Japan, France and Australia began their joint training exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21 in the Indo-Pacific region this...
Japan-Based Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Wraps Up Record Patrol; Nimitz in 7th Fleet
An EA-18G Growler, attached to the Black Ravens of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135, deployed to Misawa Air Base, Japan, flies over the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on Nov. 13, 2020. US Navy Photo
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) finished a more-than-five-month patrol in the Pacific over the weekend — a 20-year record.
Reagan, which is the service’s forward-deployed carrier, pulled into its homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, on Saturday, the Navy said in a news...
Amphibious Assault Ship USS America Arrives In Japan
Sailors man the rails as the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) arrives at Sasebo, Japan to join the forward deployed naval forces. America is assigned to Amphibious Squadron Eleven and will serve as the flagship for Expeditionary Strike Group 7 while conducting routine operations in the Western Pacific. Navy photo.
USS America (LHA-6) arrived at its new homeport of Sasebo, Japan, on Thursday, a move that puts the big-deck amphibious assault ship designed to accommodate the F-35B...
https://news.usni.org/2019/12/06/amphibious-assault-ship-uss-america-arrives-in-japan
USS America Steaming Toward New Homeport In Japan
Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) steams forward in the eastern Pacific Ocean. US Navy Photo
USS America (LHA-6) is on the first leg of its journey to a new homeport in Japan after quietly leaving San Diego last week.
Navy officials confirmed to USNI News America is pier-side in Hawaii. However, officials would not confirm if Pearl Harbor is the first stop in the transit that will ultimately end at America’s new homeport of Sasebo, Japan.
Last week, after America departed San Diego, the...
https://news.usni.org/2019/11/20/uss-america-steaming-toward-new-homeport-in-japan
USS Wasp Arrives In Norfolk, Completing Homeport Shift From Japan
Sailors man the rails as the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia Nov. 18. Wasp returned to Norfolk, completing a homeport shift after spending nearly two years forward deployed to Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan and operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo
USS Wasp (LHD-1) arrived at Naval Station Norfolk on Monday, completing a homeport shift after being forward-deployed to Sasebo, Japan for nearly two years.
Wasp had been...
https://news.usni.org/2019/11/19/uss-wasp-arrives-in-norfolk-completing-homeport-shift-from-japan
USS Wasp Headed Back to Norfolk Next Year after Brief Japan Deployment
Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) prepares to pull into Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo on Jan. 14, 2018. US Navy Photo
After less than a year in Japan, the amphibious warship USS Wasp (LHD-1) is preparing its sailors to return to the East Coast next year, USNI News has learned.
Wasp, one of two amphibious warships certified to operate Marine F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters, is set to return to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., in late 2019 as part of a previously set plan to balance...
https://news.usni.org/2018/12/06/uss-wasp-headed-back-norfolk-next-year-brief-japan-deployment
South Korean Navy Brings 3 Destroyers, 600 Cadets in Rare Japanese Port Call
Midshipmen and cadets from the Republic of Korea Navy, Army and Air Force academies during a visit to Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo. JMSDF Photo
Three destroyers and about 600 cadets from the Republic of Korea Navy are in Sasebo, Japan, for an important port visit between the two Pacific navies.
ROKS Dae Jo Yeong, ROKS Cheon Wang Bong and ROKS Il Chul Bong pulled into Sasebo on Monday for a goodwill visit hosted by Japan Maritime Self Defense Ship JS Ise. The visit, which runs through...