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7th Fleet conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation
April 3, 2021
U.S. 7th Fleet commander visits South Korea
April 1, 2021
Republic of Korea Airforce General Won In Choul, Chairman of Republic Of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets Vice Adm. Bill Merz, Commander, US 7th 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. Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet visited the Republic of Korea to meet with Korean military leadership as part of a scheduled trip to promote preparedness and partnership in the region where 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.
7th Fleet conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation
March 31, 2021
USS Blue Ridge Operates with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
March 30, 2021
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducts a bilateral exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) guided-missile destroyer JS Kongo (DDG-173) March 29, 2021 in the East China Sea. These types of operations provide an opportunity for each partner nation to share their unique capabilities in shipboard maneuvering procedures, maritime skills and interoperability. Blue Ridge is the oldest operational ship in the Navy and, as 7th Fleet command ship, actively works to foster relationships with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Conducts Joint Force Maritime Exercise with India
March 29, 2021
INDIAN OCEAN (March 28, 2021) – The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), left, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), center near, the Indian Navy Shivalik-class guided-missile frigate INS Shivalik (F47), center far, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), sail in formation March 28, 2021. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. As the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed fleet, 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Richardson)
USS Mustin Conducts Change of Command
March 20, 2021
YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 19, 2021) Cmdr. Robert J. Briggs is greeted during a change of command ceremony aboard the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) while in port at Naval Base Yokosuka. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Arthur Rosen)
U.S. Marines, joint partners test networked EABO from Japan to Hawaii
March 19, 2021
U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division and U.S. Army Soldiers with ODA-1121 conduct a military freefall infiltration during Castaway 21.1 on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, March 9, 2021. The exercise demonstrated the Marine Corps’ ability to integrate with the joint force to seize and defend key maritime terrain, provide low-signature sustainment, and execute long-range precision fires in support of naval operations from an expeditionary advanced base.
Training, Discussions on Extremism occur across 7th Fleet
March 19, 2021
Sailors assigned to Commander, Destroyer Squadron Seven (DESRON 7) participate in a Navy-wide stand-down to address extremism in the ranks. DESRON 7 serves as the primary tactical and operational commander of littoral combat ships rotationally deployed to Southeast Asia, builds partnerships through training exercises and military-to-military engagements, and supports Expeditionary and Littoral warfighting commanders.
Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group conducts Live-Fire Exercise
March 16, 2021
INDIAN OCEAN (March 12, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) fires its Mark 45 5-inch gun during a surface target exercise March 12, 2021. Russell, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. As the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed fleet, 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wade Costin)
U.S. 7th Fleet, III MEF Conduct Staff Integration
March 10, 2021
210305-N-MM501-1011 YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 5, 2021) - Staff Exchange Officer, Capt. Angel Maldonado, assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) in Okinawa, Japan, is taking part of a ten-week integration with U.S. 7th Fleet and III MEF. The focus of the integration is to ensure the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aligns with the National Defense Strategy. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon Burns)
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