
The US Department of Defence (DoD) has revealed that it will send 18 coastal and riverine patrol boats to Ukrainian military forces to help combat Russia’s invasion.

Three vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) interacted in “an unsafe and unprofessional manner” as US Navy ships entered the Persian Gulf, the navy officials revealed.

As part of the UK’s commitment to the Arctic region, HMS Protector has arrived in Montreal, Canada, for the ship’s first-ever visit to the country.

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 achieved full operational capability (FOC) and is now ready to support the full complement of its missions, according to the US Marine Corps.

The US and Japan coast guards have formally expanded cooperative agreements and established a new perpetual operation during a ceremony in Tokyo.

US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrived in Gdansk, Poland for a scheduled port visit on 27 March.

Naval forces from France, Italy and the US conducted tri-carrier operations in the Ionian Sea on 17 March in direct support of NATO security operations.

Aircrews from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, HSM 51, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) of Air Development Squadron (VX) 51 conducted anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo training in Tokyo Bay from 8-10 March.

US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) and USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conducted seamanship and navigation drills with the German Navy in the Baltic Sea on 9 March.

Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) officially kicked off Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022 in the Arctic Ocean on 4 March, after the building of Ice Camp Queenfish and the arrival of two US Navy fast-attack submarines.

US 7th Fleet’s Task Force (CTF) 75 and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) have successfully retrieved the F-35C Lightning II aircraft which crashed earlier this year in the South China Sea.

Two guided-missile destroyers USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) participated in NATO exercise Dynamic Guard from 22 to 25 February.

The US Coast Guard, the US Navy, and Royal Canadian Navy concluded a two-day joint exercise on 18 February, in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Salish Sea.

The US Marine Corps administratively activated its first Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, the 3rd LAAB, in a small ceremony aboard US Marine Corps Base Hawaii on 11 February.