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U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship hosts JMSDF admirals
June 8, 2022
SASEBO, Japan (June 1, 2022) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. FUKUDA Tatsuya, commander, Fleet Escort Force, arrives aboard the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). Charleston, 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 Lt. j.g. James French)
Tripoli Earns Second Green ‘H’ Award
June 7, 2022
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Christopher McCloskey, from Oceanside, California, left, gives a typhoid vaccine to a Sailor in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 17, 2022. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maci Sternod)
USS Tripoli Hosts JSDF Flag/General Officers
June 6, 2022
220603-N-TT639-1073 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 3, 2022) – Vice Adm. Hideki Yuasa, commander in chief, Self-Defense Fleet, center, Vice Adm. Karl Thomas commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, left of center, members of the Japanese Self Defense Force and U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force pose for a photo during a tour aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 3, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Sypert)
U.S. Indo-Pacific Forces Come Together: Valiant Shield 22
June 5, 2022
PHILIPPINE SEA (June 12, 2022) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), front left, America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), front center, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), front right, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), middle left, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), middle center, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), middle right, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), back left, and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), back right, as they sail in formation during Valiant Shield 2022 (VS22). VS22 is a U.S.-only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) focused on integration of joint training in a multi-domain environment. This training builds real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking, and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thaddeus Berry)
Republic of Korea, U.S. Navies Conclude Carrier Strike Group Exercise
June 4, 2022
220604-N-IR734-4826 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 4, 2022) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), along with Carrier Strike Group 5, guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), along with Republic of Korea Navy surface ships ROKS Sejong The Great (DDG 991), ROKS Marado (LPH 6112), and ROKS Munmu The Great (DDH 976) commanded by Maritime Task Flotilla Seven (MTF 7) steam in formation during Carrier Strike Group Exercise 2022. Carrier Strike Group Exercise is a bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy. This exercise allows our navies to refine operations and engagement to strengthen future cooperation while supporting the alliance that remains vital to the security interests of both nations and to stability in Northeast Asia. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ian Cotter)
Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 Conducts Bilateral Training with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
May 28, 2022
220526-N-BR419-1023 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2022) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Teruzuki (DD 116) sails in formation with the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force 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 3rd Class Oswald Felix Jr.)
Miguel Keith, Charleston, Chief conduct Exercise Noble Vanguard in the Indo-Pacific
May 24, 2022
Sea of Japan (May 19, 2022)— A MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter attached to forward deployed detachment Airborne Mine Countermeasures aircraft based in Korea, Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HM) 14, Detachment 2A flies between USS Miguel Keith and USS Charleston (LCS 18) during Exercise Noble Vanguard. Noble Vanguard serves as an enabler to reinforce tactics and techniques of different mission sets that contribute to regional stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gregory A. Pickett II)
Expanding Maritime Partnership: Thailand, U.S. 2022 CARAT Exercise
May 22, 2022
211101-N-FA490-1283 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 1, 2021) The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) transits the South China Sea during a search and rescue exercise (SAREX). Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation 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 Andrew Langholf)
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)
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