US Navy conducts simultaneous bilateral exercises with JMSDF and ROK

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

04.25.2017

Story by Joshua Karsten      

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet   

U.S. Navy ships are conducting simultaneous bilateral maritime exercises with the Republic of Korea Navy and with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force today and tomorrow (Apr. 25-26, local time).

The destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and ROKN Wang Geon (DDH 978) are conducting combined maritime exercises in waters west of the Korean Peninsula while the destroyers USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and JMSDF JS Chokai (DDG 176) execute combined maritime exercises in waters west of Japan.

Both exercises demonstrate a shared commitment to security and stability in Northeast Asia as well as the U.S. Navy's inherent flexibility to combine with allied naval forces in response to a broad range of situations.

• Date Taken: 04.25.2017
• Date Posted: 04.25.2017 20:29
• Story ID: 231542
• Location: U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY