US Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Participate in Resilient Shield 2020

Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Kristopher Horton | Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) fires a Standard Missile 2 (SM-2) during a missile firing exercise. Curtis Wilburn is participating in Multi-Sail 2014, an annual exercise in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Fire Controlman 2nd Class Kristopher G. Horton/Released)  

YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, JAPAN

02.21.2020

Story by Seaman Askia Collins 

Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5

By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Askia J. Collins, Commander Task Force 70 Public Affairs

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) – U.S. and Japan Armed Forces will be participating in Resilient Shield 2020 starting February 24, at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, and other command centers throughout the region.

Resilient Shield is an annual computer-based Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint (FST-J) exercise focused on Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), designed to test U.S. Naval tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) against potential regional threats while ensuring Japanese and U.S. forces are well-rehearsed in executing those TTPs.

"Resilient Shield provides a synthetic training environment in which joint, bilateral forces hone tactical and operational skills necessary to address and defeat the most stressing missile defense contingencies in the INDOPACOM region," Capt. Michael Smith, Director of 7th Fleet Task Force Integrated Air and Missile Defense.

Resilient Shield 2020 is specifically focused on maintaining and improving the integrated operational capabilities of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and joint U.S. forces throughout the BMD exercise.

Both U.S. Navy and JMSDF BMD-capable ships, along with the U.S. Air Force and JASDF, provide a robust missile defense capability that supports regional security and stability.

More than 77 Japan and U.S. commands will be participating in Resilient Shield 2020.

Commander Task Force 70 is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, and is the ready, credible force capable of supporting and defending U.S. interests and allies in the Indo-Pacific.

• Date Taken: 02.21.2020
• Date Posted: 02.21.2020 01:47
• Story ID: 363569
• Location: YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, JP