The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. Exercise Valiant Shield Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 (VS26) concluded on Wednesday following 10 days of exercises across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Japan and at sea around the Mariana Islands Range Complex. At-sea drills in the Philippine Sea involved the George Washington Carrier Strike Group (CSG) – made up of aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG-62) and destroyers USS Benfold (DDG-65) and USS Shoup (DDG-86) –
USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: July 3 2026
The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. Exercise Valiant Shield Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 (VS26) concluded on Wednesday following 10 days of exercises across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Japan and at se
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