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USS Frank Cable Conducts Expeditionary Reload with USS Hampton Alongside
November 2, 2021
SAIPAN (Oct. 22, 2021) Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) load a MK-48 inert training shape alongside the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) during a weapons handling exercise at the island of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Oct. 22. Frank Cable is on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of national security in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charlotte C. Oliver)
Statement regarding USS Connecticut (SSN 22) Command Investigation
November 1, 2021
U.S., Indonesia commence bilateral exercise CARAT Indonesia
November 1, 2021
U.S. and Indonesian military personnel join during the opening ceremony for Cooperation Afloat and Readiness at Sea Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2021. In its 27th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan, U.S. form Surface Action Group in South China Sea
October 29, 2021
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Yudachi (DD 103), left, and Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) sail together in the South China Sea. Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, are 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.
USS Frank Cable begins regional Indo-Pacific patrol
October 27, 2021
171229-N-DA434-211 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 29, 2017) The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) sails the Pacific Ocean, during a man-overboard drill. Frank Cable, forward-deployed to Guam, repairs, rearms and reprovisions deployed U.S. Naval Forces in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alana Langdon)
U.S. Navy, German Navy sail at sea together, meet ashore
October 22, 2021
211018-N-PL200-1001 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 18, 2021) Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Tulsa (LCS 16), left, and USS Jackson (LCS 6), right, sail with German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217), center, in the Philippine Sea. Jackson & Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, are 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. (German Navy courtesy photo)
Task Force 70 Conducts Change of Command
October 21, 2021
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 21, 2021) - Rear Adm. Will Pennington receives an award from Vice Adm. SAITO Akira, commander of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Fleet Escort Force during the change of command ceremony for Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 in the Benny Decker Theater on Yokosuka Naval Base, Oct. 21. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Askia Collins)
Warships from Australia, Japan, U.K., and U.S. join forces in Maritime Partnership Exercise 2021
October 18, 2021
BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 17, 2021) Ships and aircraft from the U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and U.K. Royal Navy transit in formation as part of Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) 2021, Oct. 17, 2021. MPX 2021 is a multilateral maritime exercise between the Royal Australian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, U.K. Royal Navy, and U.S. maritime forces, focused on naval cooperation, interoperability and regional security and stability in the Indo-Pacific and is an example of the enduring partnership between Australian, Japanese, U.K. and U.S. maritime forces, who routinely operate together in the Indo-Pacific, fostering a cooperative approach toward regional security and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Haydn N. Smith)
USS Ronald Reagan returns to Yokosuka following 5th and 7th Fleet Deployment
October 16, 2021
211016-N-RF825-1016 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Oct. 16, 2021) Airman Paige Boykin, from Orlando, Florida, mans the rails on as the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka from a five-month deployment. During Ronald Reagan’s deployment, the ship transited 43,000 nautical miles operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to assist with Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Operation Allies Refuge in support of U.S. drawdown operations in Afghanistan. Ronald Reagan returned to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility and took part in multi-carrier operations, which included 15,000 sailors from six partner nations upholding collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Tarleton)
Australia, India, Japan, and U.S. Kick-off Phase II: MALABAR 2021
October 13, 2021
BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 12, 2021) U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), Royal Australian Navy fleet replenishment vessel HMAS Sirius (O 266), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184), Royal Indian Navy Rajput-class destroyer INS Ranvijay (D55), U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and JMSDF Murasame-class destroyer JS Murasame (DD 101) transit the Bay of Bengal as part of MALABAR 2021, Oct. 12, 2021. MALABAR 2021 is a maritime exercise designed to improve integration, address common maritime security priorities and concerns, enhance interoperability and communication, and strengthen enduring relationships between the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Indian Navy, JMSDF, and U.S. maritime forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Russell Lindsey)
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