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USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Departs Yokosuka for 2022 Deployment
May 20, 2022
The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) for a regularly scheduled deployment, May 20, 2022. Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. For more than 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet’s forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Tetsuya Morita)
EODMU 3 Train Mobile Bay, HSC-14 Sailors on HVBSS
May 16, 2022
PHILIPPINE SEA (May 11, 2022) Sailors, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3, rope down from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Chargers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, onto the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) during a helicopter visit, board, search and seizure (HVBSS) training. Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alonzo Martin-Frazier)
Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group conducts Training Underway with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
May 16, 2022
220512-N-IR734-1081 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 12, 2022) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Teruzuki (DD-116), and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) steam in formation with the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The U.S. Navy and JMSDF routinely conduct naval exercises together, strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance and maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region. 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 1st Class Ian Cotter)
Abraham Lincoln DRC visits Mobile Bay Sailors
May 16, 2022
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 02, 2022) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) transits the South China Sea. Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lily Gebauer)
USS Ashland holds change of command
May 16, 2022
DARWIN, Australia (May 11, 2022) Cmdr. Dirk Sonnenberg, left, 22nd commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), reads his orders during Ashland’s change-of-command ceremony, May 11 in Australia. Ashland, part of Amphibious Squadron 11, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. John Malik)
Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Conducts Joint, Dynamic Deterrence Missions in Philippine Sea
May 13, 2022
PHILIPPINE SEA (May 9, 2022) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Long range maritime strikes capabilities such as these allow the U.S. Navy to find, fix, and target well beyond typical organic sensor capabilities across the Indo-Pacific. This capability, among others, serves as a deterrent to aggressive or malign actors and supports a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Javier Reyes)
7th Fleet Band Completes Australia Visit
May 13, 2022
220502-N-VD554-2023 TOWNSVILLE, Australia (May 2, 2022) – Members of the U.S. 7th Fleet Band perform at Gregory Street Amphitheater in Townsville, Australia. Under Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aron Montano)
USS Green Bay holds change of command
May 13, 2022
SASEBO, Japan (May 12, 2022) Capt. James T. Robinson, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), departs his change-of-command ceremony in the ship’s vehicle stowage area. Green Bay, part of Amphibious Squadron 11, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Bakerian)
7th Fleet Cruiser Transits Taiwan Strait
May 10, 2022
220510-N-NO824-1009 TAIWAN STRAIT (May 10, 2022) Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) conducts a routine Taiwan Strait transit May 10. Port Royal is forward-deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Jessika Stanback)
USS Sampson Change of Command
May 4, 2022
Commanding Officer Cmdr. Adam Soukup salutes side boys during the Change of Command ceremony for the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102). Sampson is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
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