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Wasp ESG Concludes DSCA Support Following Mangkhut
September 14, 2018

VCNO, MCPON visit USS Blue Ridge
September 12, 2018
180912-N-YG414-086 The Commanding Officer of the U.S. 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Capt. Brett E. Crozier speaks with the Vice Chief of Naval Operations Bill Moran and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith during a ship tour. Blue Ridge is in a final upkeep and training phase in preparation to become fully mission capable for operations.

Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group Begins DSCA Operations in Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands
September 12, 2018
ROTA, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – Navy Rear Adm. Brad Cooper, left, Marine Corps Col. Robert “Bams” Brodie, and Lt. Col. Christopher Johnson, standing, discuss defense support of civil authorities with the Hon. Ralph Torres, governor of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Islands and representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a meeting at the local government office, Sept. 11, 2018.  Cooper is the Combined Task Force 76 commander, Brodie is the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit commanding officer, and Johnson is the Combat Logistics Battalion 31 commanding officer.

Yokosuka-area Chief Selects Commemorate 9/11 Attacks
September 11, 2018
FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 11, 2018) Chief petty officer selectees from Yokosuka-area commands perform morning colors at the Commander, Naval Forces Japan flagpole as part of a ceremony to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. Dozens of chief petty officers and selectees from USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), U.S. 7th Fleet, Commander, Submarine Group 7, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka and Commander, Naval Surface Group Western Pacific participated in the memorial ceremony, which also included a wreath-laying and first-hand accounts.

Surface Navy’s Warfighting Development Center and Global Mine Warfare Commander Visits Sasebo
September 3, 2018
SASEBO, Japan (Aug. 29, 2018) Rear Adm. Dave Welch, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), far left, speaks to junior officers assigned to Commander Task Force 76 onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo. SMWDC is one of the Navy's five Warfighting Development Centers and its mission is to increase the lethality and tactical proficiency of the Surface Force across all domains.

Ronald Reagan Strike Group, JMSDF Participate in Bilateral Training in South China Sea
August 31, 2018
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 31, 2018) The Ronald Reagan Strike Group ship's aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), the guided-missile destroyer USS Antietam (CG 54) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conduct a photo exercise with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship's the helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184), the destroyer JS Inazuma (DD 105) and the destroyer JS Suzutsuki (DD 117). The Ronald Reagan Strike Group 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 Ship, Aircraft Join Royal Australian Navy Exercise Kakadu in Darwin
August 31, 2018
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 28, 2018) – The guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) transits the Pacific Ocean following to a replenishment-at-sea while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations.

USS Anchorage Conducts Exercise at Sea with Sri Lankan Navy
August 30, 2018
Sri Lanka – San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and embarked U.S. Marines with  the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with the Sri Lanka Navy while on a regularly scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU, August 28, 2018. USS Anchorage and the embarked Marines of the 13th MEU conducted a theater security cooperation exercise with the Sri Lankan Navy and Navy Marines.  Part of a growing U.S.-Sri Lanka naval partnership, the exercise is also an opportunity for U.S. Seventh Fleet to explore local logistics support services for visiting naval forces operating throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

7th Fleet Leadership Welcomes U.S. Forces Korea aboard USS Blue Ridge
August 29, 2018
YOKOSUKA, Japan (August 28, 2018) - Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet greets Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, Commander United States Forces Korea, during a visit aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC19). Brooks visited Blue Ridge to meet with Sawyer to discuss responsibilities, operations and scheduled events within the area of operations.

United States and Timor-Leste Convene for CARAT Exercise
August 28, 2018
Chief Engineman Rob Hartwell, from Bedford, Massachusetts, assigned to Coastal Riverine Group (CRG) 1 Det. Guam, and members of the Timor-Leste Defense Force and the National Police of Timor-Leste move a personnel transport boat during CARAT Timor-Leste 2018 at Hera Naval Base, Aug. 27, 2018. CRG 1 Det. Guam is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75, the primary expeditionary task force responsible for the planning and execution of coastal riverine operations, explosive ordnance disposal, diving engineering and construction, and underwater construction in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations. CARAT Timor-Leste 2018 is designed to address shared maritime security concerns, build relationships and enhance interoperability among participating forces.

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