Defense News in Brief: JS Makinami Directs Force During Combined, and Joint Battle Problem

Source: United States Navy

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY – Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Makinami (DD 112) took charge as Sea Combat Commander (SCC) during Combined and Joint Battle Problem (CJBP) Aug. 5-10 alongside the USS America (LHA 6) Expeditionary Strike Group and the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) and HMAS Canberra (L 02).