The assembly supplied a discussion board to interact in skilled dialogues on regional safety challenges and maritime operations.
Fleet Commanders’ Roundtable (FCRT) 2023 included: Royal Australian Navy Commander, Australian Fleet Rear Adm. Chris Smith; Japan Maritime Self-Protection Pressure Commander In Chief, Self-Protection Fleet Vice Adm. SAITO Akira; Republic of Korea Navy, Commander, Republic of Korea Fleet Vice Adm. Kim Myung-soo; and U.S. seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Karl Thomas.
“Coming collectively as a fleet staff with like-minded associates is important to align efforts inside our shared nationwide pursuits as we uphold the norms that govern the maritime area,” mentioned Thomas. “By way of our mixed resolve, we maintain the Indo-Pacific free and open and we deter aggression.”
The dialogue centered on multilateral workouts, freedom of navigation operations, maritime regulation, and guidelines and norms. Through the assembly, leaders agreed on the significance of continuous to strengthen coordination and operations with allies and companions in assist of peace and stability within the Indo-Pacific.
This 12 months’s iteration of roundtable dialogue builds upon FCRT 2022 beforehand hosted in Sydney, Australia, from June 26 to June 28, the place fleet commanders agreed to proceed to conduct multilateral workouts, improve interoperability, and promote safety and stability within the Indo-Pacific.
U.S. seventh Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and companions in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific area.
