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USS America Expeditionary Strike Group Participates in Combined and Joint Battle Problem
August 5, 2021
Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), steams alongside Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Canberra-class landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Canberra (L02), Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18), Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Takanami-class destroyer JS Makinami (DD 112) and RAN Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) conduct maritime maneuvers during the U.S.-led Large Scale Global Exercise 21. LSGE 21 is global command and control exercise, with a regional focus, to enhance integration of the U.S., allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
Chief of Naval Operations visits Guam, highlights LCS integration, capability
August 2, 2021
210730-N-WU807-1109 APRA HARBOR, Guam (July 30, 2021) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday receives honors from Sideboys aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), July 30. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment operating 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 2nd Class Adam Butler)
NMCB-5 takes command of Camp Shields, Assumes authority of Naval Construction Force tasking in the Indo-Pacific
July 28, 2021
210726-N-PG340-1005 OKINAWA, Japan (July 26, 2021) Cmdr. Andrew Olsen (right), Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5’s commanding officer, relieves Cmdr. Troy Brown, NMCB-4’s commanding officer, during a relief-in-place/transfer-of-authority ceremony on Camp Shields, Okinawa, Japan, July 26. NMCB-5 is the forward-deployed Indo-Pacific construction battalion. The battalion is ready to support a free and open Pacific by strengthening our network of allies and partners and providing general engineering and civil support to joint operational forces. Homeported out of Port Hueneme, California, NMCB-5 has 10 detachment sites deployed throughout the U.S. and Indo-Pacific area of operations.
7th Fleet Destroyer transits Taiwan Strait
July 28, 2021
210728-N-FO714-1033 TAIWAN STRAIT (July 28, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) transits the Taiwan Strait while conducting routine underway operations. Benfold 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 1st Class Deanna C. Gonzales)
U.S. 7th Fleet Task Forces 71, 75, 76 form SAG in the South China Sea
July 28, 2021
SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 9, 2021) Sailors assigned to the independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 (HSC 21) conduct flight operations while sailing with the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), July 9. Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, 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 Chase Stephens)
COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF 73 Holds Change of Command
July 26, 2021
210726-N-HG389-0002 SINGAPORE (July 26, 2021) Rear Adm. Joey Tynch, the outgoing commander of Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 (COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF 73), right, and Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck, the incoming commander, left, sign documents finalizing their change of command, July 26. COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF 73 is 7th Fleet's provider of combat-ready logistics, operating government-owned and contracted ships to keep units throughout the Fleet fueled, fed and in the fight. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Parker)
Rappahannock, Alan Shepard drill with Australian Navy during Talisman Sabre 21
July 26, 2021
210719-N-N1109-004 210719-N-N1109-004 CORAL SEA (July 25, 2021) - USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), right, resupplies ROKS Wang Geon (DDH-978), a Republic of Korea Navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer in the Coral Sea, July 19, 2021, as part of Talisman Sabre 21. This is the ninth iteration of Talisman Sabre, a large-scale, bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States involving more than 17,000 participants from seven nations. The month-long, multi-domain exercise consists of a series of training events that reinforce the strong U.S.-Australian alliance and demonstrate the U.S. military’s unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Photo by Third Officer Brandon Feinberg)
U.S. Navy and JMSDF Strengthen Ties through Mine Warfare Exercise 2JA
July 22, 2021
MUTSU BAY (July 19, 2021)- Sailors aboard USS Warrior (MCM 10) deploy a Mine Neutralization Vehicle while conducting mine hunting operations during 2JA Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) in Mutsu Bay, Japan. 2JA MIWEX is an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to strengthen interoperability and increase proficiency in mine countermeasure operations
USS Green Bay hosts Japanese National Defense Academy Midshipmen
July 20, 2021
National Defense Academy of Japan cadets pose for a photo during a ship tour aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) July 14, 2021. During their visit to Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), the cadets toured CFAS facilities and visited Green Bay which was the first ship tour at CFAS since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Expeditionary Strike Group 7 arrives for Talisman Sabre 21
July 17, 2021
PHILIPPINE SEA (June 13, 2021) The America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct bilateral operations with two Japan Maritime Self Defense Force landing craft from the tank landing ship JDS Shimokita (LST 4002). The America ARG, along with the 31st MEU, 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 stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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