The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt ended a brief stay at the home of 7th Fleet and steamed out of Tokyo Bay to join exercise Keen Sword in and around Japan.


The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt ended a brief stay at the home of 7th Fleet and steamed out of Tokyo Bay to join exercise Keen Sword in and around Japan.

Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese aircraft carrier conducted flight operations south of Okinawa, days before the start of a major U.S.-Japan military exercise, according to Japan’s Joint Staff.

The strike group’s achievement included successfully sustaining 40 days of continuous combat operations and helping to enforce a maritime blockade against Iranian ports.

USS Ronald Reagan is the second Navy aircraft carrier to be upgraded to operate the new Boeing MQ-25A Stingray autonomous aerial refueler.

It was the first regular port call in nearly nine months during a patrol that included 208 consecutive days at sea, 200 days in a combat zone and concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier.
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