U.S., Philippine, Japan Coast Guards to conduct trilateral engagements

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

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 returns home from patrol

Coast Guard Cutter Kimball returns home from patrol
Coast Guard Cutter Kimball file photo. HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) and crew returned to their Honolulu homeport, Friday, following a 42-day, 10,000 nautical mile Western Pacific patrol. Kimball was the first U.S. military ship in recent history to visit the port city of Kagoshima, Japan, where the crew partnered with servicemembers from Japan Coast Guard’s 10th District...

Coast Guard Cutter Kimball departs Japan after joint training

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

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

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

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...

Coast Guard medevacs mariner from Wake Island

Coast Guard medevacs mariner from Wake Island
Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules airplane photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball SANTA RITA, Guam — The Coast Guard medevaced a 51-year-old crewmember from the 211-foot Japanese-flagged fishing vessel Shoyo Maru 1,501 miles east of Guam on Wake Island, Tuesday. An Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew successfully transported the man from Wake Island to awaiting emergency...