Training & Education
South Korean destroyer to join EU counter-piracy mission
Republic of Korea Navy destroyer ROKS Choi Young will be joining operation Atalanta, an EU-led counter-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia, in March this year. The Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer will work with EU NAVFOR warships to prevent acts of piracy that plagued the waters off the c
USS Coronado docks in Brunei on deployment’s first port call
U.S. Navy’s Singapore-based littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) arrived in Brunei for the first scheduled port visit on its deployment on February 16. While in port Coronado will host multiple ship tours and put the embarked MH-60S Seahawk helicopter and MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter on
Exercise Cobra Gold gets underway in Thailand
The 36th iteration of the multilateral exercise Cobra Gold kicked off in Sattahip, Thailand, February 14. Cobra Gold is a Thailand/United States co-sponsored, combined task force and joint theater security cooperation exercise conducted annually in the Kingdom of Thailand. CG 17 will be held Feb. 14
USS Coronado back at sea after maintenance
U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship USS Coronado returned to sea after spending just seven days undergoing engineering maintenance in Singapore. Sailors aboard USS Coronado started training and conducting operations at sea after departing Singapore on February 10. The Coronado crew is executing a busy
Okinawa marines embark USS Green Bay for Cobra Gold 2017
U.S. Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departed White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan after embarking marines for one of the largest multilateral exercises in Asia. Green Bay departed Sasebo for her multi-month Indo-Asia-Pacific patrol on January 25 and a
Photo: Indian Navy destroyer fires BrahMos missile
Indian Navy’s final Kolkata-class destroyer INS Chennai fired the BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise missile during the fleet-wide theatre level readiness and operational exercise (TROPEX). The 30-day drill started on January 24 and involves ships and aircraft of both the Western and Eastern Naval
Sri Lankan offshore patrol vessel sets sail for drills with Pakistani Navy
SLNS Samudura, a Sri Lanka Navy offshore patrol vessel, departed its homeport of Colombo on February 3 and headed for Pakistani waters. Samdura is headed for the Port of Karachi in Pakistan where it is expected to arrive on February 9. Once there, Samudura will join ships and personnel from 21 count
USS Coronado starts maintenance in Singapore
U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship USS Coronado on February 3 entered Sembawang Wharves in Singapore for a scheduled maintenance period following a four-day underway in the South China Sea. At sea the crew conducted training exercises designed to maintain operational proficiency while executing emerge
India’s tri-service exercise kicks off
The Indian Navy kicked off its annual theatre readiness operational exercise (TROPEX) on January 24. Over the course of the next 30 days, ships and aircraft of both the Western and Eastern Naval Commands, including assets from the Indian Air Force, Indian Army and the Indian Coast Guard exercise tog
Sasebo-based USS Green Bay starts Indo-Asia-Pacific patrol
U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) set sail from its base of Sasebo, Japan on January 25 for a routine patrol in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. While on patrol, Green Bay and Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) will participate in exer
Russian, Japanese warships maneuver in the Sea of Japan
Ships from the Russian Pacific Fleet completed their visit to Japan on January 23 where they took part in maneuvering and search and rescue exercises in the Sea of Japan. Two Russian ships, ASW destroyer Admiral Tributs and fleet tanker Boris Butoma arrived at Japanese port of Maizuru on January 21.
Royal Marines train with Indian Navy during Konkan 2017
Royal Marines recently got an opportunity to train with the Indian Navy during a joint maritime security exercise. Named Konkan, the exercise is an annual military drill conducted between the Royal Navy and Indian Navy. This year, the week-long exercise focused on maritime security and, in particula
Taiwan monitors China’s aircraft carrier as it passes through Taiwan Strait
South Korea, Japan and Taiwan have all scrambled jets in the past 36 hours to intercept China’s military aircraft and the Liaoning aircraft carrier and its strike group as they returned from a training deployment to the South China Sea. Taiwan’s ministry of defense on Wednesday said that China’s air
US Marines’ F35 head for first operational overseas deployment
A U.S. Marines’ F-35B squadron from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, will become the first F35B squadron on an overseas deployment after heading for the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, on January 9. Iwakuni, Japan is thereby becoming the first location to receive the Marine Corps’ F-