The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), center right, sail in formation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Yugiri (DD 153), and training ships JS Hatakaze (TV 3520) and JS Setoyuki (TV 3518) during a bilateral maritime exercise.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 28, 2021) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), center right, sail in formation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Yugiri (DD 153), and training ships JS Hatakaze (TV 3520) and JS Setoyuki (TV 3518) during a bilateral maritime exercise. TheContinue reading “The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), center right, sail in formation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Yugiri (DD 153), and training ships JS Hatakaze (TV 3520) and JS Setoyuki (TV 3518) during a bilateral maritime exercise.”

The CS Blanco (FF 15) of the Chilean Navy pulls in for a scheduled port visit before the start of RIMPAC 2006

CS Blanco (FF 15) of the Chilean NavyPearl Harbor, Hawaii (Jun. 23, 2006)…T. Eight nations are participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006, the worlds largest biennial maritime exercise. Conducted in the waters off Hawaii from June 26 through July 28, 2006, RIMPAC 2006 brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan,Continue reading “The CS Blanco (FF 15) of the Chilean Navy pulls in for a scheduled port visit before the start of RIMPAC 2006”

BRP Datu Kalantiaw (PS-76) was the first of three ex-USN Cannon-class destroyer escorts that served with the Philippine Navy, the others being BRP Datu Sikatuna (PS-77/PF-5) and BRP Rajah Humabon (PS-78/PF-11). She was also the flagship of the Philippine Navy from 1967 to 1981.

Guess the plane!

The Nakajima C6N Saiun (彩雲, “Iridescent Cloud“) was a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. Advanced for its time, it was the fastest carrier-based aircraft put into service by Japan during the war. The Allied reporting name was Myrt.

France and United States plan to hold military exercise in Japan with Japanese defense forces

France and United States plan to hold military exercise in Japan with Japanese defense forces World Defence News by Army Recognition / 3h//keep unread//hide According to information published by the Japan Time newspaper website on December 6, 2020, Japan, France and the United States armed forces plan to hold next year’s first joint military exercise on land andContinue reading “France and United States plan to hold military exercise in Japan with Japanese defense forces”