Navies Work on Multilateral Cooperation

Senior navy leaders from the U.S. 7th Fleet, Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) and the Indonesian Navy (TNI) met for a professional exchange of ideas in a variety of technical and operational topics aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) May 4 and 6.

The U.S. 7th Fleet staff first met with Singaporean navy subject matter experts for a day of discussions, or “staff talks,” that included professional dialogue between the two staffs and were designed to share knowledge and develop methodologies for joint responses to any contingency within Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

The talks provided a platform for partnered navies’ senior leaders and subject matter experts to meet and discuss different aspects of their mission objectives and their responsibilities. The exchange included discussions of opportunities for increased multilateral engagements, exercises and information sharing to improve maritime domain awareness, crisis response, and anti-piracy operations.

The two-day visit ended with a reception aboard Blue Ridge with all four navies in participation and served as an opportunity for the U.S. 7th Fleet and the regional neighbors to speak to one another in a relaxed atmosphere further building on the close relationship in the region.

Blue Ridge and embarked staff are in Singapore conducting a port visit to build naval partnerships with the navies of Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia to ensure peace and prosperity for the entire region.

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