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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)
SEACAT 2022 concludes, consistently developing regional cooperation and maritime domain awareness
August 26, 2022
SINGAPORE (Aug. 26, 2022) Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 2022 participants, from partner maritime forces and non-military, international organizations, pose for group photo at the Changi Command and Control Centre (CC2C) in Changi Naval Base Aug. 26, 2022.
CSG 7 Visits Australia, Talks Interoperability
August 24, 2022
SYDNEY, Australia (August 16, 2022) Rear Adm. Richard Seif, commander, Submarine Group 7 (CSG 7) poses for a photo with Royal Australian Navy Rear Adm. Jonathan Earley, commander, Australian Fleet, during an office call at HMAS Kuttabul, August 16, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Lt. Haley Bonner)
Japan Joins Reagan CSG to Operate Underway in the Philippine Sea
August 24, 2022
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 16, 2022) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) JS Ohnami (DD 111) and JS Yamagiri (DD 152) steam in formation in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16. 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 2nd Class Caleb Dyal)
Commander, Task Force 71/Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15 Holds Change of Command Ceremony
August 18, 2022
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 18, 2022) Capt. Chase Sargeant, outgoing commander, Task Force 71, salutes side-boys during Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 change of command ceremony aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) pierside at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Aug. 18. Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 is 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 Deanna C. Gonzales)
U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Conducts Maintenance in India
August 17, 2022
CHENNAI, INDIA (Aug. 7, 2022) – The Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) moors pierside in L&T Shipyard in Kattupalli, near Chennai, India, Aug. 7, 2022 for scheduled maintenance. As part of Military Sealift Command’s Combat Logistics Force (CLF), Charles Drew enables U.S. Navy ships to remain at sea and combat ready for extended periods of time. In addition, CLF ships, like Charles Drew, also resupply international partners and allies operating in the Indo-Pacific Region. 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. (Photo by Joel Garcia)
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