The U.S. Navy’s Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86), assigned to Commander, Job Power 70, joined a Korean Navy power led by Maritime Job Flotilla (MTF) 7 floor ships, in addition to bilateral air and sub-surface property, through the train.
“During the last 70 years, our alliance with the Republic of Korea has confirmed to be one of many strongest and most sturdy in trendy historical past,” stated Rear Adm. Pat Hannifin, Commander, Job Power 70. “Workouts like this permit our navies to not solely keep confidence in our means to struggle collectively as a unified power, however to get higher, discover efficiencies and proceed innovating. Our bilateral navy staff is more adept and extra highly effective now than it’s ever been, and this train was an ideal likelihood to showcase that.”
Taking part Korean ships embrace Sejong the Nice-class guided-missile destroyer ROKS Yulgok Yi I (DDG 992), Chungmugong Yi Sunshin-class helicopter destroyer ROKS Dae Joyeung (DDH 997) and the first-in-class fast-combat assist ship ROKS Cheonji (AOE 57).
The bilateral train included personnel exchanges, coordinated maneuvering, anti-submarine warfare drills and mixed refueling operations, amongst different dynamic interactions.
USS Robert Smalls and USS Shoup are deployed to the U.S. seventh Fleet space of operations in assist of a free and open Indo-Pacific area. 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.
