US strike group aircraft, Japan training squadron hold exercise in South China Sea

F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter aircraft, under Carrier Air Wing 5, assigned to United States Navy USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducted a passing exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) training squadron on July 7 in South China Sea.

SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 7, 2020) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Joseph “CAPS” Hubley, executive officer, Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA 27) “Royal Maces” conducts a passing exercise, July 7, in an F/A-18E Super Hornet with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) training squadron to include JS Kashima and JS Shimayuki. US Navy photo

The JMSDF training squadron includes of JS Kashima and JS Shimayuki.

USS Ronald Reagan is the flagship of United States Navy forward-deployed Reagan Carrier Strike Group 5 (CSG 5) homeported in Yokosuka, Japan.

According to CSG 5, the strike group is now underway in South China Sea conducting operations in support of a stable and secure Into-Pacific.