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7th Fleet Announces 2018 Sailors of the Year
January 18, 2019
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan, 17 2019) - Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer(center right), along with Fleet Master Chief Tobi Howat(center left), pose with Sailors of the Year from the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet and Royal New Zealand Navy at the announcement luncheon during 7th Fleet Sailor of the Year competition. The 7th Fleet Sailor of the Year Week is designed to share with these outstanding Sailors the unique operational environment in the 7th Fleet as well as enhance regional partnerships with like-minded forces.

USNS Brunswick Arrives in Bitung
January 17, 2019
Civilian mariner Capt. Adam Streeper, ship’s master of the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6), shakes hands with local elementary school students after the ship arrived in Bitung, Indonesia, for a scheduled port visit. Brunswick is one of three expeditionary fast transport ships in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility with a mission of providing rapid intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment.

CNO Visits 7th Fleet Waterfront
January 17, 2019
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson is piped aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) where he spoke with Sailors and engaged commanding officers from the Yokosuka waterfront. Benfold is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Republic of Korea Officials Visit USS Barry
January 16, 2019
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 15, 2019) Cmdr. William C. Blodgett, the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) and Lt. Gen. Inchoul Won, vice chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff speak during a ship tour aboard Barry. Barry is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Codie L. Soule)

American, British Navies Sail Together in South China Sea
January 16, 2019
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 12, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187), and the Royal Navy Type 23 ‘Duke’ Class guided-missile frigate HMS Argyll (F231) transit during a replenishment-at-sea. McCampbell is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

CNO visits China, underscores importance of professional interaction at sea
January 15, 2019
BEIJING (Jan. 14, 2019) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson visits the People's Liberation Army (Navy) (PLA(N)) headquarters in Beijing.

Anchored in Japan
January 14, 2019
Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) enjoy the Shimoda Black Ship Festival. The Navy’s participation in the festival celebrates the heritage of U.S.-Japanese naval partnership first established by Commodore Matthew Perry’s 1853 port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel A. Taylor/Released)

U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conduct cooperative deployment in East China Sea
January 13, 2019
COAST OF KYUSHU –  U.S. Navy Ships assigned to the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) joined Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) amphibious transport dock ship, JS Kunisaki (LST 4003), for a cooperative deployment (CODEP), Jan. 11-12.

U.S., Australia Set to Kick Off 2019 Exercise Sea Dragon
January 13, 2019
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Jan. 15, 2019) Airman Joseph Harding, assigned to the "Golden Swordsmen" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, guides a VP-47 P-8A Poseidon to park following flight operations. Exercise Sea Dragon is an annual, multilateral exercise that stresses coordinated anti-submarine warfare prosecution against both simulated and live targets.

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, visits FDNF ships in Sasebo
January 9, 2019
SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 9, 2018) Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, visits the crew of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a waterfront visit to forward deployed naval forces operating out of Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan. Sawyer made the visit to Sasebo to thank the crews for their hard work as well as hear directly from the crews operating in the 7th Fleet.

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