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USS Blue Ridge and Commander, 7th Fleet Depart Koror, Palau
August 15, 2024
240812-N-FA353-1121 KOROR, Palau (Aug. 12, 2024) – Sailors stand watch prior to a reception aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), during a scheduled port visit to Koror, Palau, Aug. 12, 2024. 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)
USS Blue Ridge arrives in Koror, Palau
August 10, 2024
240810-N-EY348-1012 KOROR, Palau (Aug. 10, 2024) The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrives off the coast of Palau prior to a scheduled port visit, Aug. 10, 2024. The Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and routinely operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charlotte Duran)
U.S. Navy and Italian Navy Conduct First Indo-Pacific Multi-Large Deck Event
August 10, 2024
240809-N-VA915-1166 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2024) Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Cavour Carrier Strike Group sail in formation. The United States Navy and the Italian Navy held the first-ever bilateral Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) in the Indo-Pacific. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 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 1st Class Jerome D. Johnson)
Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity Joint Statement
August 7, 2024
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 7, 2024) A U.S. Navy Sailor assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70), observes the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Montreal (FFH 336), while in formation a quadrilateral Maritime Cooperation Activity exercise with the Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the U.S., Aug. 7, 2024. Lake Erie is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. 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 Lt. j.g. Selena Esteban)
USS Mobile conducts Maritime Cooperative Activity with BRP Ramon Alcaraz
July 31, 2024
SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 31, 2024) – Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) conducts a Maritime Cooperative Activity with Philippine Navy’s Gregorio del Pilar-class patrol ship, BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS 16), in the South China Sea, July 31, 2024. 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 Naval Aircrewman Tactical Helicopter 2nd Class Diego Chavez)
USNS City of Bismarck Arrives at the Port of Legazpi for Pacific Partnership 2024-2
July 30, 2024
LEGAZPI, Philippines (July 30, 2024) – The expeditionary fast transport ship USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9) sails into the Port of Legazpi in preparation for the start of Pacific Partnership 24-2 in the Philippines July 30, 2024. Now in its 20th iteration, Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)
USS Blue Ridge Arrives in Changi, Singapore
July 23, 2024
240723-N-EY348-1003 CHANGI, Singapore – Quartermaster 3rd Class Soledh Rivera, from Edinburg, Texas, stands aft lookout watch aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) while mooring at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, July 23, 2024. As the 7th Fleet flag ship, Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and routinely operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charlotte Duran)
USS Blue Ridge and Commander, 7th Fleet depart Malaysia
July 22, 2024
U.S. Navy Sailors speak with guests on a tour of the main deck during a reception aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as part of a scheduled port visit to Port Klang, Malaysia, July 18, 2024.
US Navy, Marines participate in trilateral exercise PEGASE
July 22, 2024
240719-N-N0824-1001 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 19, 2024) - Two U.S. Navy E/A 18-G Growlers and one Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fly in formation during a French PEGASE mission for an aerial interaction, July 19, 2024. 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. (Courtesy Photo)
USS Blue Ridge arrives in Port Klang, Malaysia
July 17, 2024
240717-N-WM182-1035 PORT KLANG, Malaysia (July 17, 2024) Vice Adm. Fred Kacher (center), commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, is greeted by senior members of the Royal Malaysian Navy following the arrival of the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in Port Klang, Malaysia, July 17, 2024. 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 Caitlin Flynn)
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