DVIDS (CENTCOM / DoD): Japan, Philippine and U.S. forces conduct multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and U.S. Coast Guard conducted a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, Oct. 24, 2026. This activity continues to showcase our demonstrated, collective commitment to strengthening regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
EAST ASIA - Japan’s Ministry of Defense and Cabinet Secretariat assessed that North Korea launched at least two ballistic missiles from inland areas on October 12, with one flying more than 560 miles (910 km) and both estimated to have fallen near North Korea’s east coast or in the Sea of Japan outs
KOREAN PENINSULA - On September 20 at about 8:54 AM UTC (5:54 PM Japan time), North Korea launched at least one ballistic missile from the vicinity of its east coast toward the northeast, the Japanese Defense Ministry and Cabinet Secretariat said.
INDIA - The Indian Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Sri Vijaya Puram received information at 6:18 a.m. UTC on August 22 that communication had been lost with the Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Ocean Winner, IMO 9145530, and that the vessel sank in the Bay of Bengal.
TOKYO - On August 20, following North Korea’s ballistic missile launch, Deputy Director-General Ariyoshi of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a trilateral phone meeting with Baek Yong-jin, Director-General for Korean Peninsula Policy at South Korea’s Foreign Ministry, and David Wilezol, Deput
