The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group conducted operations with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Philippine Sea and East China Sea in April. 

The Lincoln has aboard Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, the Marine Corps’ first F-35C squadron. One of the United States’ primary strategies for avoiding conflict is deterrence through military and economic policies and building relationships with “like-minded” countries. That exercise illustrates the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance.  

During bilateral exercises between the U.S. and Japan, the two navies strengthen all-domain awareness and maneuvers across a distributed maritime environment. Bilateral operations reassure our allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Lincoln Carrier Strike Group teams up with Japanese navy in Philippine, East China seas (militarytimes.com)