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U.S. Starts Valiant Shield Exercise In Marianas Islands And Guam

U.S. Starts Valiant Shield Exercise In Marianas Islands And Guam
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) leads a formation of Carrier Strike Group Five ships as U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircrafts and U.S. Navy F/A-18s pass overhead for a photo exercise during Valiant Shield 2018. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

U.S. military forces have started the 2018 iteration of the biennial Valiant Shield field training exercise held around the Marianas Island Range Complex and on Guam this week.The service features integration of joint training for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. The exercise includes 15 surface ships like the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76); the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG-54) and USS Chancellorsville (CG-62); Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Benfold (DDG-65), USS Milius (DDG-69), and USS Shoup…

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