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Carrier Strike Group 5
Coverage of Carrier Strike Group 5 in the Nexus archive.
- Japanese torpedo sends US ship to the ocean floor during Valiant Shield exercise
The U.S. Navy's decommissioned USS Juneau was sunk by a torpedo from a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine during the Valiant Shield exercise, a multinational training event involving the U.S., Japan, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The exercise aims to enhance joint operational capabilities across multiple domains, with environmental precautions taken before the ship's sinking.