http://www.c7f.navy.mil Commander U.S. 7th Fleet News RSS Feed en-us Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:45:13 GMT Thu, 18 Jun 2026 02:55:46 GMT http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4520909/george-washington-carrier-strike-group-arrives-in-guam Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/17/2003950247/150/150/0/260616-N-UM953-1104.JPG' alt='Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is moored on the pier after arriving at Naval Station Guam, June 16, 2026. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premiere forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Crowley)' /> <br /> Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:45:13 GMT USS George Washington Public Affairs http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4520909/george-washington-carrier-strike-group-arrives-in-guam http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4508445/us-navy-rok-navy-complete-2026-rok-us-combined-mine-warfare-exercise The U.S. Navy and the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) concluded the 2026 ROK-U.S. Combined Mine<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jun/04/2003943804/150/150/0/260424-N-NO824-1001.JPG' alt='Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit FIVE Expeditionary Mine Countermeasures Company 3-1 (CTU 77.6) Sailors prepare to conduct joint reacquisition and identification dives alongside Republic of Korea (ROK) divers off the coast of Pohang, South Korea during the 2026 ROK-U.S. Combined Mine Warfare Exercise, April 24, 2026. The 2026 ROK-U.S. Combined Mine Warfare Exercise increases combined proficiency between the Republic of Korea Navy and the U.S. Navy through the exchange of tactics and techniques, while enhancing common bonds. The exercise takes place in U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy&#39;s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Devon Goetz)' /> <br /> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:37:36 GMT Lt. Matthew Cox, Commander, Task Force 77 http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4508445/us-navy-rok-navy-complete-2026-rok-us-combined-mine-warfare-exercise http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4504836/philippine-us-forces-conduct-maritime-cooperative-activity The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States Coast Guard conducted a Maritime<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/30/2003941971/150/150/0/260526-G-BB085-1003.JPG' alt='A U.S. Coast Guard 35-foot Long-Range Interceptor embarked cutter boat attached to Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) sails alongside Philippine Navy BRP Antonio Luna (FFG-151) in support of a passenger transfer during the Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, May 28, 2026. The U.S Navy routinely operates with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and partners and allies through MCAs to continually develop, exercise and enhance multi-domain tactical interoperability to uphold peace and security in the region. Midgett is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)' /> <br /> Sun, 31 May 2026 01:12:11 GMT U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4504836/philippine-us-forces-conduct-maritime-cooperative-activity http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4502381/us-republic-of-korea-conduct-maritime-counter-special-operations-forces-exercis The U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy conducted a Maritime Counter Special Operations<br/> Thu, 28 May 2026 00:54:01 GMT Lt. Sarah Merrill, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4502381/us-republic-of-korea-conduct-maritime-counter-special-operations-forces-exercis http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4496627/ctf-73-participates-in-salvex-korea-2026 U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 (MDSU-1) concluded Salvage Exercise<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/20/2003934445/150/150/0/260407-N-YV348-1434.JPG' alt='U.S. Navy Diver 3rd Class Mark Obymachow assigned to Navy Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 participates in an integrated multinational dive to recover a simulated sunken vessel during Salvage Exercise Korea 2026 at Jinhae Naval Base, Republic of Korea, April 8, 2026. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 sustains the U.S. Navy’s maritime forces and is responsible for all diving and salvage operations in the Western Pacific in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)' /> <br /> Wed, 20 May 2026 06:14:00 GMT Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4496627/ctf-73-participates-in-salvex-korea-2026 http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4494433/uss-howard-departs-shimoda-following-black-ship-festival Forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) departed Shimoda<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/18/2003932893/150/150/0/260514-N-CL550-1452.JPG' alt='A local “black ship”-themed scenic tour boat transits as U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), right, arrives at Shimoda, Japan for the 87th annual Black Ship Festival, May 14, 2026. The festival commemorates the 1854 arrival of Commodore Matthew C. Perry and his “black ships” to Shimoda, and the subsequent signing of the Japan-U.S. Treaty of Peace and Amity marking the start of diplomacy and trade between both countries. Howard is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Taylor DiMartino)' /> <br /> Mon, 18 May 2026 06:42:27 GMT Lt. Victor Murkowski, Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15 http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4494433/uss-howard-departs-shimoda-following-black-ship-festival http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4477416/desron-7-task-force-ashland-complete-balikatan-2026-multinational-maritime-event Members of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 and Task Force Ashland, composed of Whidbey Island-class<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/04/2003923943/150/150/0/260428-N-DC740-1142.JPG' alt='Fromt front, Philippine Coast Guard Parola-class patrol vessel BRP Cape San Agustin (MRRV 4408), U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi (DD 107) and Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) cruise in formation during a group sail exercise for Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the South China Sea, April 28, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military that represents the strength of our alliance, improves our capable combined force, and demonstrates our commitment to regional peace and prosperity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John B. Hetherington)' /> <br /> Tue, 05 May 2026 02:22:31 GMT Lt.j.g. Camillia Nguyen, Commander, Destroyer Squadron 7 Public Affairs http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4477416/desron-7-task-force-ashland-complete-balikatan-2026-multinational-maritime-event http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4471847/blue-ridge-returns-to-yokosuka-after-spring-patrol U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka,<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/23/2003916829/150/150/0/260423-N-TU814-1400.JPG' alt='U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan following a patrol in the Indo-Pacific region, April 23, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:13:39 GMT Lt. Jaliya Wilson, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4471847/blue-ridge-returns-to-yokosuka-after-spring-patrol http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4470935/submarine-squadron-15-supports-inalhan-recovery-following-super-typhoon-sinlaku In the wake of Super Typhoon Sinlaku, Sailors assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 (CSS-15),<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/26/2003920024/150/150/0/260423-N-EH855-1143.JPG' alt='Electricians Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Jakob Sanchez, assigned to the Performance Monitoring Team Guam at Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 (CSS-15), participates in a beach cleanup following Super Typhoon Sinlaku. CSS-15 and other military commands across Guam are providing vital support to villages and civil authorities, strengthening crisis response and recovery efforts in the wake of Super Typhoon Sinlaku. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Mai)' /> <br /> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:28:38 GMT Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4470935/submarine-squadron-15-supports-inalhan-recovery-following-super-typhoon-sinlaku http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4467538/uss-blue-ridge-conducts-consecutive-combined-maritime-operations-with-allies-in U.S. 7th Fleet flagship Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducted a<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/23/2003916828/150/150/0/260413-N-SF508-1427.JPG' alt='U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), center, Philippine Coast Guard Boracay-class patrol boat BRP Boracay (FPB-2401), left, and U.S. Navy Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), right, participate in a group sail during a multilateral exercise with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Royal Australian Navy in the Sulu Sea, April 13, 2026. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles Oki)' /> <br /> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:52:37 GMT U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4467538/uss-blue-ridge-conducts-consecutive-combined-maritime-operations-with-allies-in http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4466322/blue-ridge-departs-okinawa-japan U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Okinawa following a port visit, April 21,<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/22/2003916027/150/150/0/260419-N-ZD626-1201.JPG' alt='U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) prepares to enter port for a scheduled visit at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, April 19, 2026.' /> <br /> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:57:00 GMT Lt. Jaliya Wilson, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4466322/blue-ridge-departs-okinawa-japan http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4464047/australia-canada-and-us-conduct-multilateral-operations-in-south-china-sea Ships from the Royal Australian Navy, Canadian Armed Forces, and U.S. Navy conducted multilateral<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/20/2003914894/150/150/0/260418-N-LU681-2013.JPG' alt='A Royal Canadian Air Force CH-148 Cyclone assigned to Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339) prepares to land on the flight deck of U.S. Navy Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during a multilateral exercise with the Royal Australian Navy and Canadian Armed Forces in the South China Sea, April 18, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:06:00 GMT CTF-76 Public Affairs http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4464047/australia-canada-and-us-conduct-multilateral-operations-in-south-china-sea http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4457245/australia-philippine-us-forces-conduct-multilateral-maritime-cooperative-activi The combined forces of Australia, the Philippines and the United States conducted a multilateral<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/12/2003911563/150/150/0/260409-N-DC740-1076.JPG' alt='Sailors assigned to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) uses the ship’s 60-ton crane to lift a crane from the Philippine Navy 3rd Naval Combat Engineer Battalion onto Ashland as part of multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Royal Australian Navy in Manila, Philippines, April 9, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:49:26 GMT U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4457245/australia-philippine-us-forces-conduct-multilateral-maritime-cooperative-activi http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4456000/blue-ridge-departs-changi-singapore U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Changi following a port visit, April 10,<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/10/2003911040/150/150/0/260403-N-XP216-1132.JPG' alt='U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) transits the Singapore Strait before mooring at Changi Naval Base, Singapore for a scheduled port visit, April 3, 2026.' /> <br /> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:51:00 GMT Lt. Jaliya Wilson, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4456000/blue-ridge-departs-changi-singapore http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4451961/uss-ashland-completes-ship-wartime-repair-and-maintenance-exercise-in-the-phili Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) completed a ship wartime<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Apr/04/2003906727/150/150/0/260325-N-LU681-2206.JPG' alt='Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Christian Deang, assigned to Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, welds a fan unit bracket aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) as part of ship wartime repair and maintenance exercise (SWARMEX) in Cebu, Philippines, March 25, 2026.' /> <br /> Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:29:00 GMT USS Ashland (LSD 48) Public Affairs http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4451961/uss-ashland-completes-ship-wartime-repair-and-maintenance-exercise-in-the-phili http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4446803/uss-blue-ridge-departs-laem-chabang-thailand U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked U.S. 7th Fleet departed Laem Chabang,<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Mar/30/2003904319/150/150/0/260330-N-BW367-1329.JPG' alt='U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departs Laem Chabang, Thailand following a scheduled port visit, March 30, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:46:44 GMT USS Blue Ridge Public Affairs http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4446803/uss-blue-ridge-departs-laem-chabang-thailand http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4446665/australia-india-japan-new-zealand-us-complete-exercise-sea-dragon-2026 Exercise Sea Dragon 2026 successfully concluded at Andersen Air Force Base, marking the completion<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Mar/28/2003904242/150/150/0/260318-N-JF950-1128.JPG' alt='Sea Dragon anti-submarine warfare (ASW) competition participants pose for a group photo at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 18, 2026.' /> <br /> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:31:49 GMT Commander, Task Force 72 Public Affairs http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4446665/australia-india-japan-new-zealand-us-complete-exercise-sea-dragon-2026 http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4444656/us-allied-and-partner-navies-commence-exercise-kakadu-2026 U.S. Navy forces will join allied and partner nations to participate in Royal Australian Navy-led<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Mar/26/2003903221/150/150/0/260321-N-ER894-1009.JPG' alt='U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) man the rails and observe the Leeuwin-class survey ship HMAS Leeuwin (A 245) during a fleet review as a part of Exercise Kakadu in Sydney, March 21, 2026.' /> <br /> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:30:57 GMT Petty Officer 1st Class Ezekiel Duran http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4444656/us-allied-and-partner-navies-commence-exercise-kakadu-2026 http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4443297/blue-ridge-visits-laem-chabang-thailand U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Laem Chabang for a port visit, March 26,<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Mar/25/2003903213/150/150/0/260326-N-TU824-1060.JPG' alt='U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) prepares to enter port in Laem Chabang, Thailand, March 26, 2026.' /> <br /> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:09:00 GMT Lt. Jaliya Wilson, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4443297/blue-ridge-visits-laem-chabang-thailand http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4440544/uss-mustin-returns-to-forward-deployed-naval-forces-in-yokosuka Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) arrived at Commander, Fleet<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2026/Mar/23/2003901699/150/150/0/260323-N-CL550-1035.JPG' alt='U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) arrives at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, March 23, 2026.' /> <br /> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:17:51 GMT Chief Mass Communication Specialist Taylor DiMartino, Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15 Public Affairs http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/4440544/uss-mustin-returns-to-forward-deployed-naval-forces-in-yokosuka