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...

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...