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USS Higgins (DDG 76) Conducts Operations with Royal Canadian Navy in South China Sea
September 21, 2022
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 19, 2022) The Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) cruises behind U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting integrated operations in the South China Sea, Sept. 19. Higgins is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donavan K. Patubo)
7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait with Canadian Frigate
September 20, 2022
TAIWAN STRAIT (Sept. 20, 2022) The guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) conducts a routine Taiwan Strait transit Sept. 20. Higgins 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 Donavan K. Patubo)
USS Zumwalt Conducts Guam Port Call
September 19, 2022
NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 9, 2022) – Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Noah Brown, from Houston, stands watch as topside rover in preparation to get underway aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) on Naval Base Guam, Sept. 9. Zumwalt is conducting underway operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jaimar Carson Bondurant)
USS Ronald Reagan Departs Yokosuka to Resume Patrol
September 13, 2022
220912-N-JO823-1021 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 12, 2022) Sailors man the rails aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as the ship departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Sept. 12. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Natasha ChevalierLosada)
DESRON 7 Holds Change of Command Ceremony on USS Charleston
September 2, 2022
Capt. Tim LaBenz, right, relieves Capt. Tom Ogden as commodore of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 during the change of command ceremony aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) in Singapore, Sept. 2, 2022. Charleston, part of DESRON 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. As the U.S. Navy’s destroyer squadron forward-deployed in Southeast Asia, DESRON 7 serves as the primary tactical and operational commander of littoral combat ships rotationally deployed to Singapore, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7’s Sea Combat Commander, and builds partnerships through training exercises and military-to-military engagements. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Aux. David Lau)
U.S. Navy Completes First BQM-177A Target Intercept during Missile Launch
September 1, 2022
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 28, 2022) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) launches a Standard Missile (SM) 2 during a live-fire missile exercise as part of Pacific Vanguard (PV) 22 while operating in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 28. PV22 is an exercise with a focus on interoperability and the advanced training and integration of allied maritime forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Deanna Gonzales)
Pacific Partnership 2022 kicks off in Solomon Islands
September 1, 2022
SOLOMON ISLANDS (Aug. 29, 2022) The Honorable Russ Comeau, U.S. Chargé D'Affaires for Solomon Islands, left; Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, center; and Capt. Kim, mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2022, right, pose for a photo during a public ceremony in Unity Square in the heart of Honiara. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendship and cooperation among many nations. This year’s mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia. (Courtesy photo by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Sfc. Toshihiro Mizuochi)
Coast Guard Cutter Midgett arrives in the Western Pacific
August 31, 2022
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) moors in Manila, Philippines, Aug. 30, 2022. Midgett’s crew will engage in professional exchanges and capacity building exercises with the Philippine Coast Guard, and partner nations, and will patrol and conduct operations as directed while deployed on a months-long Western Pacific patrol under the tactical control of Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Coast Guard)
Allied, U.S. Forces conduct Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2022
August 29, 2022
Cmdr. Joseph McGettigan, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76), poses for a photo with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Capt. Hisanori Kojo, commanding officer of JMSDF helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) during the opening ceremony for Pacific Vanguard (PV) 22-1 held aboard Izumo pierside at Naval Base Guam, Aug. 25. PV 22-1 is an exercise with a focus on interoperability and the advanced training and integration of allied maritime forces.
7th Fleet Cruisers Transit Taiwan Strait
August 27, 2022
TAIWAN STRAIT (Aug. 28, 2022) Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) transits the East China Sea during routine underway operations. Chancellorsville 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 Communications Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stack)
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