U.S. Drills with Allies in the South China Sea
Warships from the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand conducted drills in the South China Sea.
Destroyers USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115), JS Akenono (DD-108) and HMAS Brisbane (DDG41) and frigates HMCS Ottawa (FFH-341) and HMNZS Te Mana (F111) conducted exercise Noble Caribou on Monday in the South China Sea, according to a Tuesday release by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
“The participating countries in the exercise are maritime nations with long coastlines in the Pacific Ocean, and are like-minded nations that seek to maintain an international order based on the rule of law in order to realize a Free and Open Indo-Pacific,” said Akebono’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Hisato Togawa, in the release.
The exercise consisted of tactical, maneuvering and communication drills. The release also stated that JS Akebono had been docked into Changi Naval Base, Singapore.