USNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Oct. 23, 2026

The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In the Philippine Sea The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group was in the Philippine Sea as of Wednesday as part of U.S.-Japan Exercise Keen Sword 27. Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 and cruiser USS Chosin (CG-65) is leading Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH-182),destroyers JS Kongo (DDG-173) and J

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