The USS Barry, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, just received a prestigious anti-submarine warfare award for its proficiency on the field. Forward-deployed in Japan and part of the 7th Fleet, the USS Barry won the 2020 Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Bloodhound Award for the Pacific Fleet. Each year, two Bloodhound Awards are given: one to an […]
7th Fleet
Sea Dragon: An anti-submarine warfare exercise with a focus on China
Off DutyIn January, US forces in the Indo-Pacific conducted Sea Dragon 21, a large-scale anti-submarine warfare exercise with several allied and partner countries. Exercise Sea Dragon 21 lasted for two weeks and was concluded on January 27. Besides American forces, it involved units from India, Japan, Australia, and Canada. Close to 200 airmen and sailors conducted […]