Taking part ships embody USS Carl Vinson, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Kidd (DDG 100) and USS Sterett (DDG 104); Hyuga-class helicopter destroyers JS Hyuga (DDH-181), Kongo-class guided missile destroyer JS Kongo (DDG-173) of the JMSDF; guided missile destroyer ROKS Sejong the Nice (DDG-991) and ROKS Wang Geon (DDH-978) of the ROKN.
Through the three-day occasion, the three maritime forces sailed collectively, performed superior maritime communication operations, maritime interdiction operations coaching, air fight drills, employees exchanges and integration. The allied forces final educated collectively in Nov. 2023.
“Our strike group welcomes the chance to coach once more and additional construct on our capabilities as a mixed drive with maritime forces from Japan and the Republic of Korea,” mentioned Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, CSG-1 commander. “Crusing and flying collectively safely alongside our allies demonstrates our dedication to enhancing info sharing and dealing collectively successfully, to boost our potential to coordinate on maritime area consciousness and different shared safety pursuits.”
The U.S. army commonly conducts workout routines like these to strengthen ties amongst allied and accomplice nations. These workout routines improve mixed readiness and capabilities and assist a free and open Indo-Pacific.
This 12 months marks the 71st anniversary of the U.S.-Republic of Korea Mutual Protection Treaty of 1953, and over 70 years of partnership with Japan because the 1951 Safety Treaty between the U.S. and Japan.
The strike group departed San Diego on Oct. 12 for a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific. Since coming into the U.S. seventh Fleet space of operations, CSG-1 participated within the Multi-Giant Deck Occasion and Annual Train 2023 within the Philippine Sea. These workout routines offered alternatives to collaborate with allied forces such because the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, and JMSDF to additional strengthen regional cooperative efforts.
CSG-1 is a multiplatform crew of ships and plane, able to finishing up all kinds of missions across the globe from fight missions to humanitarian help and catastrophe reduction response. CSG-1 is presently deployed to U.S. seventh Fleet space of operations in assist of a free and open 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.
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