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7th Fleet conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation
May 20, 2021
SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 20, 2021) –The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducts routine operations in the South China Sea. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.
7th Fleet Destroyer transits Taiwan Strait
May 18, 2021
TAIWAN STRAIT (May 18, 2021) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zenaida Roth)
Forward-Deployed ESG 7 Changes Command
May 12, 2021
Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, salutes, Vice Adm. Bill Merz, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, during a change of command ceremony for Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 on Naval Base White Beach. Rear Adm. Chris Engdahl relieved Kacher as ESG 7 commander. ESG 7 is forward deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
USS New Orleans Participates in ARC 21
May 11, 2021
7th Fleet Information Warfare Command Hosts Commander’s Conference
May 7, 2021
YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 7, 2021) - The U.S. 7th Fleet Information Warfare Commander (IWC) holds a conference with task force IW leaders throughout the 7th Fleet and Pacific Fleet. As the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed fleet, 7th Fleet employs 50-70 ships and submarines across the Western Pacific and Indian oceans. U.S. 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific Region.
Expeditionary Strike Group 7 Sailors Stay COVID-Free While at Sea
May 5, 2021
Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154), left, sails with U.S. Navy Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52). Bunker Hill is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations and is operating with the America Expeditionary Strike Group in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh)
Sailors, Inalåhan Promote Environmental Awareness
April 26, 2021
INALÅHAN, Guam (April 23, 2021) Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Regalado (right), from New York City, and Fire Control Technician 2nd Class Patrick Trevino, from Versailles, Kentucky, both assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15, collect trash off the beach. CSS-15 and Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific, Detachment Guam, joined forces with their sister village, Inalåhan, during a volunteer event focused on environmental cleanliness to recognize Earth Day.
U.S. Navy identifies Sailor who died in Tinian
April 20, 2021
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U.S. Navy, Japan Conduct Staff Talks aboard USS Ronald Reagan
April 16, 2021
210415-N-WS494-1135 YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 15, 2021) Vice Adm. SAITO Akira, commander of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Fleet Escort Force, and staff members, receive a tour of the flight deck from Capt. Fred Goldhammer, commanding officer, on the U.S. Navy’s only forward deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Leadership from the 7th Fleet task forces that command Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 and Task Force 71 met with the commander of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Fleet Escort Force aboard Ronald Reagan for a ship tour and staff discussions. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of CSG 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Quinton A. Lee)
USS Curtis Wilbur Conducts Change of Command
April 15, 2021
COMMANDER, FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 14, 2021) - Capt. Chase Sergeant (right), Commodore of Destroyer Squadron 15, transfers command of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) from Cmdr. Diane Cua to Cmdr. Anthony Massey during a change of command ceremony. Massey assumed command of Curtis Wilbur, relieving Cua for future naval assignments. Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.
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