Category Archives: Surface Forces

Carrier USS Ronald Reagan, Japanese Warships Drill in East China Sea

Carrier USS Ronald Reagan, Japanese Warships Drill in East China Sea

The Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), arrives in Busan, South Korea for a port visit on Oct. 12, 2023. US Navy Photo

The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) conducted drills with a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) frigate in the East China Sea from earlier this week, and Russian bombers flew off the coast of Japan on Tuesday. Meanwhile, China is pushing back on claims its fighter jet harassed a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) conducting a mission near North Korea. Read More

Pentagon Extends USS Gerald R. Ford Deployment, Will Move U.S. Marines Closer to Israel

Pentagon Extends USS Gerald R. Ford Deployment, Will Move U.S. Marines Closer to Israel

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and the USNS Laramie (T-AO-203) conduct a refueling-at-sea in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 11, 2023. US Navy Photo

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has moved to extend the deployment of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and will move Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary closer to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters on Tuesday. Read More

Japan Scrambles Fighters More than 400 Times in First Half of FY 2023

Japan Scrambles Fighters More than 400 Times in First Half of FY 2023

JMSDF Image

Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter aircraft conducted a total of 424 scrambles during the first half of Fiscal Year 2023 (Apr. 1 – Sept. 30), according to data released by the Joint Staff Office (JSO) on Friday. While a slight decrease from FY2022’s total of 446, the JSO still considers the current total to be high. Meanwhile, a Philippine Navy landing ship tank on Friday warned off a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) corvette during a resupply mission. Read More

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 16, 2023

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Oct. 16, 2023

USNI News Graphic

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Oct. 16, 2023, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Read More