Coast Guards conduct trilateral engagements in the Philippines

(From left) Japan Coast Guard Vessel Akitsushima (PLH 32), U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752), Philippine Coast Guard vessels BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV 8301) and BRP Melchora Aquino (MRRV-9702) conduct a trilateral engagement in the South China Sea June 5, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Brett Cote)
MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and...
U.S., Philippine, Japan Coast Guards to conduct trilateral engagements

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton prepares to moor in Manila, Philippines, where the crew will conduct tri-lateral engagements with members from the Philippine and Japan Coast Guards, June 1, 2023. (Philippine Coast Guard courtesy photo)
MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew arrived in Manila on Thursday to conduct professional exchanges and joint operations...
Coast Guard conducts search and rescue exercise with Japan Coast Guard

The Coast Guard concluded a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) with the Japan Coast Guard training vessel Kojima off the coast of San Diego, May 14, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Gray)
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard concluded a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) with the Japan Coast Guard training vessel Kojima off the coast of San Diego, Sunday.
The SAREX is part of...
Coast Guard Cutter Kimball departs Japan after joint training

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) departs Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 16, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi.
KAGOSHIMA, Japan – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) departed Kagoshima Thursday following a multi-day visit where the crew conducted a joint training exercise and professional exchanges with Japan Coast Guard members.
Crewmembers from...
U.S., Japan Coast Guards conduct joint counter-narcotics exercise

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry sails alongside the Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel Mizuho during an exercise off Guam, June 7, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam)
SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry and Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel Mizuho completed a joint counter-narcotics exercise off Guam, Tuesday.
The exercise...
US, Japan coast guards formally expand cooperation

Vice Adm. Michael McAllister, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, and Vice Adm. Yoshio Seguchi, Japan Coast Guard vice commandant for operations during the historic document signing ceremony and celebration at Japan Coast Guard Headquarters, May 18, 2022. Courtesy photo by the Japan Coast Guard.
TOKYO — The United States and Japan coast guards formally expanded cooperative agreements and...
U.S. and Japan strengthen capabilities through joint exercise

Ships from the U.S. Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard conducted exercises near the Ogasawara Islands of Japan, Feb. 21, 2021. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball and Japan Coast Guard Ship Akitsushima, two of the respective services’ newest and most capable vessels, operated alongside helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles to practice interdicting foreign vessels operating illegally inside Japanese...