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U.S. 7th Fleet SOY Week 2024 Concludes, Winners Announced
May 17, 2024
YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 17, 2024) Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, U.S. 7th Fleet Command Master Chief Daniel K. Field and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. SAITO Akira, Commander in Chief, Self-Defense Fleet (SDF) pose for a photo with the 2024 7th Fleet Shore and Sea SOY candidates in Yokosuka, Japan, May 17. U.S. 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 Belen Saldana)
Ambassador Emanuel, U.S. Navy and JMSDF leaders bid farewell to USS Ronald Reagan after 9 years as FDNF-Japan carrier
May 16, 2024
240510-N-AR554-1086 TOKYO INLET (May 10, 2024) Sailors stand in formation to form Japanese hiragana characters spelling “de wa mata,” which translates to “see you again”, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Tokyo Inlet, May 10. After nine years of service, Ronald Reagan is scheduled to depart Japan for the final time as the U.S. Navy’s Forward-Deployed Naval Forces Japan aircraft carrier. 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 2nd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer).
U.S. Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in the South China Sea
May 10, 2024
240510-N-IM467-1007 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 10, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG-97) conducts routine underway operations in the South China Sea, May 10, 2024. Halsey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ismael Martinez)
7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait
May 8, 2024
240508-N-IM467-1014 TAIWAN STRAIT (May 8, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) conducts routine underway operations while transiting through the Taiwan Strait, May 8. Halsey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd class Ismael Martinez)
CARAT Sri Lanka 2024 Kicks Off
April 24, 2024
U.S. Marines assigned Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Pacific and Marines of the Sri Lankan Navy attend an opening ceremony to mark the beginning of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Sri Lanka 2024 at SLNS Vidura, April 22. CARAT Sri Lanka is a bilateral exercise between Sri Lanka and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation and strengthen maritime understanding, partnerships, and interoperability. In its 29th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner forces’ abilities 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 1st Class Charles Oki)
Bangladesh, U.S. Navies Commence CARAT Bangladesh 2024
April 24, 2024
240422-N-NR876-1430 CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh (April 22, 2024) - Distinguished guests from the U.S. Embassy to Bangladesh, Navy, Marine Corps, and Bangladesh Navy pose for a group photo after the opening ceremony of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Exercise Bangladesh 2024 in Chattogram, Bangladesh Apr. 22. CARAT Bangladesh is a week-long exercise that seeks to enhance collaboration focused on shared maritime security challenges in the region. As the 30th iteration of the CARAT series, 2024 highlights the longstanding role of CARAT as a credible venue for regional Allies and partners to address shared maritime security priorities.
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) holds ribbon cutting for ship-based USO center
April 18, 2024
Capt. Daryle Cardone, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and Scott Maskery, regional vice president for the United Service Operations (USO) Indo-Pacific regional office, cut a cake during the opening of a ship-based USO center aboard the ship while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 17. 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 Aircraft Transits the Taiwan Strait
April 16, 2024
Japan, Republic of Korea, U.S. Navies Partner in Trilateral Maritime Exercise
April 11, 2024
Ships assigned to the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Republic of Korea Navy with aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 sail in formation during a trilateral exercise, April 11, 2024. This trilateral exercise allowed maritime forces from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and U.S. to train together to enhance coordination on maritime domain awareness and other shared security interests. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is 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 Tommy Gooley)
U.S., Australian, and French Naval Forces Conduct Trilateral Operations
April 10, 2024
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Warramunga (FFG 152), front, and French Navy Floréal-class frigate FS Vendémiaire (F 734), back, trail behind Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26), during trilateral operations in the South China Sea. Mobile, 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Liz Dunagan/ RELEASED)
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