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French Navy, JMSDF and US Navy build logistics network 25 May 2021 (Last Updated May 25th, 2021 11:20)
French, Japanese and US Navies conduct replenishment operations in separate planned events.
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The US Navy’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AOE 6), left, conducts an underway replenishment with the French Navy’s amphibious assault ship FS Tonnerre (L 9014). Credit: Photo courtesy of the French Navy.
The US Navy, the French Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) have brought their naval vessels together to build strong logistics network and strengthen relationships.
Through a ‘combined logistics planning’, the countries exercised their abilities to sustain each other at sea.
The two leaders discussed recent operations across the globe, and ways to strengthen the two navies’ interoperability.
“The alliance between the U.S. and Japan is a cornerstone of security and stability in a free and open Indo-Pacific,” said Gilday. “Adm. Yamamura and I remain committed to strengthening the bonds of our navies’ cooperation and friendship, and we stand ready, together.”
Gilday also thanked Yamamura for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) continued support of U.S. Navy forces in the region.
“The discussion today with Adm. Gilday to promote naval cooperation and enhance alliance capabilities for deterrence and effective response is of great significance,” said Yamamura. “The JMSDF and the U.S. Navy will continue to closely work together for a ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific.’”
SINGAPORE – The U.S. Navy routinely conducts cooperative underway replenishments with partner nations throughout the 7th Fleet area of operations and one of the closest of those partners is the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). ,
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CO: USS Gabrielle Giffords Deployment Showcased LCS’s Flexibility, Naval Strike Missile
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Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) sails alongside Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10). US Navy photo.
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Gabrielle Giffords’ (LCS-10) recently completed 17-month deployment to the Pacific will refine how the Navy thinks about operating and maintaining the Littoral Combat Ship forward, the ship’s gold crew captain told USNI News.
Armed with the Navy’s latest anti-ship missile,
Giffords deployed from September 2019 until January 2021, making it the second and longest LCS deployment since the Navy put LCS overseas operations on a year-and-a-half pause to work out some programmatic improvements and class-wide overhauls.