WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release:
The five-day exercise brought together maritime, air, medical, and cyber forces from all three nations for integrated training designed to improve coordination, sharpen interoperability and strengthen trilateral defensive readiness. The exercise took place across international waters and airspace south and east of the Republic of Korea, as well as at military installations and command posts in Japan.
"Freedom Edge 26 built on the foundation of previous iterations through increasingly complex trilateral training. What began as a maritime-focused effort in the first iteration of Freedom Edge, now integrates air, maritime, missile defense, cyber and medical capabilitie...