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Carrier Strike Group ONE Participates in MLDE, ANNUALEX 2023

USS Carl Vinson

Nov. 15, 2023 | 1:42

231115-N-AV223-1001 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 15, 2023) Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) ONE, discusses CSG One's role in Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) and Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2023. MLDE with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is designed to advance combined readiness between JMSDF and the U.S. Navy while simultaneously demonstrating our commitment to our partners and allies in the Indo-Pacific region. ANNUALEX is a multilateral exercise conducted by naval elements of the Royal Australian, Royal Canadian, JMSDF, and U.S. navies to demonstrate naval interoperability and a joint commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. Vinson, flagship of CSG ONE, is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek Kelley)