Multinational fleet & exercices

Oman Sea (18 Apr 2002) - A rare occurence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea.

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US Navy : USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) - USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) - USS Port Royal (CG 73)

French Navy : FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) - FS De Grasse (D 612) - FS Surcouf (F 711)

Italian Navy : ITS Luigi Durand de la Penne (D 560) - ITS Maestrale (F 570)

Royal Navy : HMS Ocean  (L 12)

Netherlands Navy : HNLMS Van Amstel  (F 831)

Central Command Area of Responsibility (Dec. 16, 2002) -- Aerial photo of Security Council Coalition ships. (From left to right) Her Majesty's Australian Ship HMAS Darwin (F 04), the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), the U.S. Navy spruance class destroyer USS Fletcher (DD 992), Her Majesty's Australian Ship HMAS Anzac (F 150), and the British Royal Navy ship HMS Cardiff (D 108). The Security Council Coalition ships are conducting Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) in the Central Command Area of Responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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The Baltic Sea (Jun. 11, 2002)-- The Danish HDMS Hvidbjoernen (F 360), British HMS Chatam (F 87), and U.S. guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) cruise in formation during the joint combined exercise BALTOPS 2002. The United States and 11 other nations are participating in this year's exercise. BALTOPS 2002 is intended to improve interoperability between allies and Partnership for Peace countries by conducting a peace support operation at sea including exercises in gunnery, replenishment-at-sea, undersea warfare, radar tracking, mine countermeasures, seamanship, search and rescue, maritime interdiction operations, and scenarios dealing with potentially real world crises.

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PHILIPPINE SEA (March 10, 2017) The guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) leads U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships in formation during MultiSail 17. A bilateral exercise, MultiSail improves interoperability between the U.S. Navy and JMSDF through realistic, shared training enhancing the ability of the two forces to work together to confront any contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elijah G. Leinaar/Released)


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EAST CHINA SEA (Mar. 9, 2017) - The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), foreground, transits the East China Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Takanami-class destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113), middle first, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Samidare (DD 106), middle second, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)


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The U.S. Navy, Marine Nationale, and Royal Navy steam together during the mine countermeasure exercise Artemis Trident, an exercise focused on the protection of sea-lanes and the free travel of international commerce in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

BAY OF BENGAL (July 17, 2017) -- Ships from the Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Navy sail in formation as part of Malabar 2017, the latest in a continuing series of exercises between the Indian Navy, JMSDF and U.S. Navy that has grown in scope and complexity over the years to address the variety of shared threats to maritime security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cole Schroeder/Released)


by U.S. Pacific Command, sur Flickr

International Fleet Review (IFR) 2018 (Parade navale internationale en Corée du sud)

IFR 2018 is hosted by the Republic of Korea Navy to help enhance mutual trust and confidence with navies from around the world.