US, Japan participate in Multi Sail 2016
The US Navy’s Task Force (CTF) 72 and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) are currently participating in the annual bilateral training exercise Multi Sail 2016.
The exercise is designed to provide training for successful maritime operations between the US and Japanese navies, enabling real-world proficiency among the forces through targeting, tracking, fixing and finding units on land, in the air, at sea and underwater for a number of mission sets.
The participants include four JMSDF ships, six US surface units and several subsurface and special units. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) is the flagship for the exercise.
The participating forces will exercise a wide range of capabilities, including surface warfare, maritime security operations, anti-submarine and air defence exercises as well as complex warfighting.
Capt Christopher Sweeney, commander, (DESRON) 15, said: ‘As we continue to advance our weapons systems on US surface ships and our capabilities with our allies, we must be prepared to employ these weapons in a tactically proficient manner. This is where the concept of distributed lethality is crucial to our success.
‘Distributed lethality allows us to use weapons at length, forces the adversary to prepare to defend itself at different axis', and ensures our ships are resilient and distributed. With the realities of today and tomorrow, we must be ready to hold forces at risk and limit options for escalating conflict.'
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