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Royal Australian Navy Conducts Weapons Handling Exercise with USS Springfield
May 1, 2022
PERTH, Australia (April 28, 2022) – Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761), participate in a weapons handling exercise with a Harpoon inert training shape while the submarine is pierside at Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Stirling on Garden Island off the coast of Perth, Australia, April 28, 2022. Springfield is currently on patrol in support of national security in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Wendy Arauz)
USS America completes integrated industrial firefighting drill
April 28, 2022
Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) engage a simulated fire in a workshop aboard the ship during an integrated industrial firefighting drill with Commander, Naval Region Japan Fire & Emergency Services firefighters onboard U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, April 27. The drill, required by the Industrial Ship Safety Manual for Fire Prevention (8010), was created to train integrated teams of Sailors and base firefighters to casualties in industrial environments. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, 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 3rd Class Matthew Cavenaile)
USS Momsen Conducts Underway Operations with India Navy
April 28, 2022
220427-N-TT059-2141 ARABIAN SEA (Apr. 27, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) conducts a bilateral training exercise with the Indian Navy's guided-missile frigate INS Trishul (F 43). USS Momsen 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, and is underway supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Regnor Vondedenroth)
Aboard USS Jackson, MQ-8C Fire Scout returns to flight
April 27, 2022
220419-N-JX182-1061 PHILIPPINE SEA (April 19, 2022) Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Corie Wooldridge, from San Marcos, California, guides an MQ-8C Fire Scout, attached to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 23, assigned to the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6), onto the flight deck aboard Jackson. Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles DeParlier)
USS Frank Cable Conducts Expeditionary Reload in Australia with USS Springfield Alongside
April 26, 2022
Sailors assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) and the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761), Royal Australian Navy sailors and personnel from Joint Explosive Ordnance Support, Western Australia, participate in an expeditionary rearming exercise at HMAS Stirling Navy Base on Garden Island off the coast of Perth, Australia, April 24, 2022. Springfield is currently moored alongside Frank Cable conducting expeditionary rearming exercises with Frank Cable and the Royal Australian Navy. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of national security in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.
7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait
April 26, 2022
220426-N-CD319-1230 TAIWAN STRAIT (APR. 26, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) transits the Taiwan Strait. USS Sampson 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 3rd Class Tristan Cookson)
USS Momsen Arrives in Goa, India
April 25, 2022
220423-N-TT059-1085 GOA, India (Apr. 23, 2022) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) arrives in Goa, India for a scheduled port visit, April 23. USS Momsen 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, and is underway supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lily Gebauer)
Springfield visits Stirling, Australia During Western Pacific Deployment
April 23, 2022
PERTH, Australia (April 23, 2022) The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN 761) enters port in preparation to moor alongside the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) at HMAS Stirling Navy Base, April 23, 2022. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of national security in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Wendy Arauz/Released)
Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group conducts Exercises with the JMSDF
April 18, 2022
SEA OF JAPAN (April 12, 2022) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 and Japan Air Self-Defense Force fly over the Sea of Japan as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), center, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), left, JMSDF Kongō-class guided-missile destroyer JS Kongō (DDG 173), right, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Murasame-class destroyer JS Inazuma (DD 105), back left, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) sail in formation during a U.S.-Japan bilateral exercise. During bilateral exercises between Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the two navies strengthen all-domain awareness and maneuvers across a distributed maritime environment. Bilateral operations like this one reassure our allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aleksandr Freutel)
Commander, Task Force 70 Conducts Flag Talks with JMSDF
April 17, 2022
YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 15, 2022) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 staff pose for a group photo following Flag Talks aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5. Flag talks allow commanders to plan for future operations, work through challenges or lessons learned, while building towards greater collaboration when their forces operate together in the maritime environment. CTF 70/CSG 5 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 2nd Class Askia Collins)
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