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.
Defense company Northrop Grumman Corporation revealed the successful completion of the second flight test of its AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) built for the US Navy.
The US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) has hosted defense leaders from Bahrain and Israel for discussions on regional maritime security cooperation.
The US Navy has started its largest annual force protection exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2022 at installations throughout the United States, including Naval Station Great Lakes.
The US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) conducted bilateral training exercises in the Philippine Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) from 27 January.
US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) has started operating the Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the Arabian Gulf, expanding the US 5th Fleet’s integration of new unmanned systems.
