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Canada, India, Japan, Korea, and the U.S. Complete Multilateral Guam-Based Exercise Sea Dragon 2023
April 6, 2023
ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (March 23, 2023) Sea Dragon anti-submarine warfare (ASW) competition participants pose for a group photo after the “Dragon Belt” was awarded to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for earning the highest average score all given ASW criteria, March 23. Participating nations include Royal Canadian Air Force, Indian Navy, JMSDF, Republic of Korea Navy, and the United States. Sea Dragon is a U.S.-led, multinational exercise designed to practice and discuss anti-submarine warfare tactics to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tiffany Savoie)
Makin Island Concludes Ssang Yong 2023 with ROK Navy
April 5, 2023
Capt. Tony Chavez, commanding officer of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), left center, and Capt. Andria Slough, executive officer of Makin Island, front right, give a tour of the flight deck for Vice Adm. Myung Soo Kim, commander, Republic of Korea (ROK) Fleet, center, during a key leader engagement aboard Makin Island for Operation Ssang Yong 2023, March 24 in South Korea. SY23 is a U.S./ROK joint landing drill to strengthen the alliance’s combat readiness, ensure tailored capabilities for defense, and improve interoperability to protect peace by strength. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Makin Island and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
NIMCSG, JMSDF, ROKN Conduct Trilateral Maritime Exercise
April 4, 2023
EAST CHINA SEA (April 4, 2023) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams in formation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asagiri-class destroyer JS Umigiri (DD 158), Republic of Korea (ROK) Sejong the Great-class destroyer ROKS Yul Gok Yi (DDG 992), Chungmugong Yi Sun-Shin-class destroyers ROKS Dae Jo young (DDH 977) and ROKS Choi Young (DDH 981), So Yang-class fast combat support ship ROKS So Yang (AOE 51), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is conducting a trilateral maritime exercise with the ROK Navy and JMSDF in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samuel Osborn)
Visit by Deputy Prime Minister Caps Busy Port Visit for USS Asheville in Australia
March 26, 2023
HMAS STIRLING, Australia (March 16, 2023) - Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles shakes hands with Lt. j.g. Michael Nix, assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758), before going onboard for a tour, March 16. Asheville conducted multiple tours for distinguished visitors during a routine port visit to HMAS Stirling, Western Australia to enhance interoperability and communication, and strengthen relationships with the Royal Australian Navy. (Courtesy photo by Australian Department of Defence)
7th Fleet Destroyer conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea
March 23, 2023
SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 24, 2023) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducts a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea, March 24. Milius is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)
U.S. 7th Fleet Celebrates 80th Anniversary
March 23, 2023
BRISBANE, Australia (March 15, 2023) – Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, and Christine Elder, U.S. Consul General, cut a ribbon during the official opening of an exhibit commemorating the 80th anniversary of the formation of the U.S. 7th Fleet at the Queensland Maritime Museum in Brisbane, Australia, March 15. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Deanna C. Gonzales)
Ashland Completes Forward Deployment to Sasebo
March 22, 2023
The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) departs Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan (CFAS) March 22, 2023. Ashland’s new homeport will be San Diego after serving as a forward-deployed ship in U.S. 7th Fleet since August 2013.
CTF 74 Visits U.S. Submarine in Australia
March 22, 2023
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers, center, poses for a photo onboard the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) with WA Federal MPs Minister for Northern Australia and Resources Madeleine King, Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans' Affairs Matt Keogh, Royal Australian Navy Rear Adm. Matt Buckley, Head of Capability, Nuclear Powered Submarine Task Force, right, Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group 7, second from left, and Cmdr. Tom Dixon, Asheville’s commanding officer following a tour, March 14. Asheville conducted multiple tours for distinguished visitors during a routine port visit to HMAS Stirling, Western Australia to enhance interoperability and communication, and strengthen relationships with the Royal Australian Navy.
USS Charleston participates in exercise La Pérouse 2023
March 16, 2023
Participant ships of joint training exercise La Pérouse 2023 sail in formation in the Bay of Bengal, March 14. La Pérouse is a multilateral exercise designed to enhance cooperation in the field of maritime surveillance, interdiction operations and air operations by progressive training and information sharing. The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Five Indo-Pacific Nations begin Exercise Sea Dragon
March 15, 2023
A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon from the "Red Lancers" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 takes off from Kadena Air Base, March 3. The Red Lancers are based in Jacksonville, Florida, and are currently operating from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. The squadron conducts maritime patrol and reconnaissance, as well as theater outreach operations, as part of a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.
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