The Carl Vinson CSG last month took part in joint drills with the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
A squadron of warships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) will join the nuclear powered aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) , and its carrier strike group to patrol the Sea of Japan (or East China Sea) off the east coast of the Korean peninsula as North Korea prepares to explode its sixth nuclear bomb.
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Japanese media confirmed the news of the involvement in the U. S. Navy partols by an unspecified number of JMSDF warships. Speculation is rising this JMSDF battle group might include the massive helicopter carrier JS Kaga (DDH-184) , the second of only two ships in the Izumo-class of helicopter destroyers. Kaga was commissioned into the JMSDF on March 22.
She is outfitted primarily for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and carries specialized helicopters for this purpose. She can deploy up to 28 aircraft (mostly helicopters) or 14 larger fixed wing aircraft.
Reliable sources told Japanese media JMSDF intends to join the Carl Vinson’s Carrier Strike Group for drills in the Sea of Japan. Tokyo has not issued an official statement about the deployment of JMSDF warships to patrol with the Americans.
Japan’s willingness to conduct joint naval patrols along North Korea’s eastern border is being seen by some analysts as illustrating the U.
