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USS Tripoli to Forward Deploy to Japan
Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) sails in the East China Sea during a photo exercise with amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) Sept. 17, 2022. This training evolution provided two America-class ships the opportunity to sail together in close proximity, providing valuable training to both crews. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Japan Joint Staff host Joint Senior Leaders Seminar
Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, front center, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, joins Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida, front second from left, Chief of Staff of the Japan Joint Staff, for a group photo during the Joint Senior Leaders Seminar at USINDOPACOM headquarters on Camp H.M. Smith in Hawaii, Feb. 11, 2025. The JSLS aims to continue strengthening bilateral commitments between the two nations and throughout the region. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win.
Fussa Joint Safety Patrol Strengthens U.S.-Japan Community Partnerships
Participants in the Fussa joint safety patrol, including U.S. service members, Fussa police, and local leaders, walk through the streets of Fussa, Japan, Dec. 20, 2024. The joint patrol aimed to enhance safety and build stronger relationships between the U.S. military and the local community. Fussa Joint Safety Patrol Strengthens U.S.-Japan C
Multinational Aircrews Showcase Interoperability During OCD 24 Interfly
A multinational formation of C-130J Super Hercules and C-130H Hercules aircraft from the U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self Defense Force, Republic of Korea Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, and Royal Australian Air Force taxi into position during an "elephant walk" on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 14, 2024, in support of Operation Christmas Drop 2024. While airdropping supplies to remote islands in the Pacific, OCD also aims to build and enhance the necessary coordination, integration, and execution skills necessary to support future humanitarian assistance efforts in the region. Multinational Aircrews Showcase Interoperability D
Sailors from JS Haguro (DDG 180) tour the USS America (LHA 6)
SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 10, 2025) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Sailors from the JS Haguro (DDG 180), wave to their ship from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) flight deck, Jan. 10. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Sailors from JS Haguro (DDG 180) tour the USS Amer
