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U.S. 7th Fleet, Blue Ridge Team Conduct Maneuvering Exercise with French Navy
June 15, 2024
240614-N-PH222-1064 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 14, 2024) - U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), left, conducts a maneuvering exercise with the French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate FS Bretagne (D 655) in the Philippine Sea during Valiant Shield 2024, June 14, 2024. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of services and with our allies to conduct precise, overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan M. Breeden)
Carrier Strike Group 5 joins USS Blue Ridge, allies to begin Exercise Valiant Shield 2024
June 9, 2024
240607-N-ER894-1394 PHILLIPPINE SEA (June 7, 2024) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with the flagship of U.S. 7th Fleet, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USS Higgins (DDG 76) and USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), along with Japanese ships, Taigei-class attack submarine, JS Jingei (SS 515), Izumo-class helicopter carrier, JS Izumo (DDH 183), and Maya-class guided-missile destroyer, JS Haguro (DDG 180), as four F/A-18 Super Hornets attached to Carrier Air Wing 5, two U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-1 Lancer heavy bombers, four USAF F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft, four USAF F-16 Falcon fighter aircraft, two Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Mitsubishi F-2 multirole fighters, two JASDF Mitsubishi F-15 Eagle air superiority fighters, one USAF RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft, and one USAF KC-46 Pegasus tanker conduct a formation fly over in support of Valiant Shield 2024 in the Philippine Sea, June 7. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Dimal)
Tender Touchdown: Emory S. Land Arrives in Darwin
May 29, 2024
Machinist’s Mate Nuclear 2nd Class Donald Westbrook, assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), watches as the tender arrives at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, for a regularly scheduled port call, May 28.
Netherlands, U.S. naval forces conduct South China Sea operations
May 22, 2024
The right of free oceans and free passage for shipping is crucial to the global economy. With its presence in the Info-Pacific, HNLMS Tromp underlines the importance of free passage. In the region she works with partners who have common interests. Following the visit to Indonesia, HNLMS Tromp conducts a Replenishment At Sea with USNS Wally Schirra.
USS Higgins Departs Shimoda, Black Ship Festival
May 22, 2024
SHIMODA, Japan (May 17, 2024) Cmdr. Ron Jenkins, (middle) the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burk-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76), Lt. Miles Graham, (left) and Lt. Michael Sparrow (right) answer questions from local children at Gyokusenji Temple in Shimoda, Japan, May 17. The 85th Black Ship Festival commemorates the 171st anniversary of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan in 1853, a historical event that marked the beginning of diplomacy and trade agreements between the U.S. and Japan. Higgins is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry)
USS Warrior Departs Hakodate, Japan, Following Scheduled Port Visit
May 18, 2024
Capt. Rafael Facundo, deputy commander and chief of staff at U.S. Naval Forces Japan, renders honors alongside Sailors assigned to the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Warrior (MCM 10) during a ceremony at Hakodate Foreign General Cemetery in remembrance of George Remick and James Wolfe, two U.S. Navy Sailors who served under Commodore Matthew Perry and died in Hakodate in 1854 due to illness.
U.S. 7th Fleet SOY Week 2024 Concludes, Winners Announced
May 17, 2024
YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 17, 2024) Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, U.S. 7th Fleet Command Master Chief Daniel K. Field and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. SAITO Akira, Commander in Chief, Self-Defense Fleet (SDF) pose for a photo with the 2024 7th Fleet Shore and Sea SOY candidates in Yokosuka, Japan, May 17. 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 2nd Class Belen Saldana)
Ambassador Emanuel, U.S. Navy and JMSDF leaders bid farewell to USS Ronald Reagan after 9 years as FDNF-Japan carrier
May 16, 2024
240510-N-AR554-1086 TOKYO INLET (May 10, 2024) Sailors stand in formation to form Japanese hiragana characters spelling “de wa mata,” which translates to “see you again”, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Tokyo Inlet, May 10. After nine years of service, Ronald Reagan is scheduled to depart Japan for the final time as the U.S. Navy’s Forward-Deployed Naval Forces Japan aircraft carrier. 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 Charlotte Dudenhoeffer).
U.S. Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in the South China Sea
May 10, 2024
240510-N-IM467-1007 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 10, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG-97) conducts routine underway operations in the South China Sea, May 10, 2024. Halsey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ismael Martinez)
7th Fleet Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait
May 8, 2024
240508-N-IM467-1014 TAIWAN STRAIT (May 8, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) conducts routine underway operations while transiting through the Taiwan Strait, May 8. Halsey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd class Ismael Martinez)
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