A British patrol ship has taken half for the primary time in “Train Eager Sword,” the common Pacific coaching operation carried out by the Japanese and US navies, the UK mentioned Saturday.
HMS Sprey joined the ten-day navy exercise targeted on a mixed response to armed assaults “geared toward testing the readiness of collaborating international locations,” the Royal Navy mentioned in a press launch.
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The train concerned 36,000 navy personnel, 30 ships and 370 plane, drawn primarily from Japan and the USA however with Australia, Canada and the UK additionally becoming a member of in.
“For the crew of HMS Spey, the chance to participate in Train Eager Sword 23 has supplied numerous alternatives to additional develop our means to work collectively and proceed our nice working relationship with the Japanese Maritime Self Protection Pressure and the numerous different allies and companions collaborating within the train,” mentioned Lieutenant Commander Bridget Macnae, the ship’s Govt Officer.
“Eager Sword” was first held in 1985 and this yr’s occasion is the sixteenth such train.
Spey is one among two Royal Navy patrol vessels deployed on a long-term mission to India-Asia-Pacific as a part of the UK’s elevated deal with the area.
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