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USS Ronald Reagan Begins COVID-19 Vaccinations
January 13, 2021
210108-N-LI114-1045 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 8, 2021) Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Brandon Johnson, assigned to the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), receives the COVID-19 vaccine on Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). Medical personnel and strategic forces were the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Ronald Reagan returned to Yokosuka in November 2020 following a six-month deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Michael B. Jarmiolowski)
Sea Dragon 2021 Kicks Off Between US and Partner Nations
January 11, 2021
Andersen Air Force Base (Jan. 12, 2021) A Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 P8-A Poseidon aircraft arrives in Guam for Sea Dragon 2021 Jan. 12. Sea Dragon is an annual multi-lateral anti-submarine warfare exercise that improves the interoperability elements required to effectively and cohesively respond to the defense of a regional contingency in the Indo-Pacific, while continuing to build and strengthen relationships held between nations.
U.S. 7th Fleet Sailors Receive COVID Vaccine
January 5, 2021
210105-N-VD554-2001 YOKOSUKA, Japan - Vice Adm. Bill Merz, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet receives the COVID-19 vaccine at U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka. Medical personnel and strategic forces were the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine over the past week at Naval Hospital Yokosuka. This is part of the DoD’s phased vaccine rollout for voluntary inoculations across the force, including the 7th Fleet’s Forward Deployed Naval Forces. As the U.S. Navy's largest forward deployed fleet, with its approximate 50-70 ships and submarines, 140 aircraft, and 20,000 Sailors in the area of operations at any given time, 7th Fleet conducts forward-deployed naval operations in support of U.S. national interests throughout a free and open Indo-Pacific area of operations to foster maritime security, promote stability, and prevent conflict alongside 35 other maritime nations and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aron Montano)
Steaming Into the New Year
December 31, 2020
Official U.S. Navy file photo of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114).
7th Fleet Destroyers transit Taiwan Strait
December 30, 2020
TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conducts routine underway operations in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Sea control is foundational for all other naval missions that support the Joint Force, including power projection.
USS John S. McCain conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation
December 24, 2020
USS John S. McCain conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea
December 22, 2020
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 22, 2020) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) transits through South China Sea while conducting routine underway operations. McCain is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda)
HSC 25 Conducts Hoist Evolutions with French Partners in the Indo-Pacific
December 18, 2020
PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 10, 2020) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Robert Washington, from Birmingham, Mich., assigned to the “Island Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, secures a litter during hoist training with French Loire-class tender, and support vessel FS Seine (A 604) to ensure both nations maintain proficiency in personnel recovery while out at sea. HSC-25, the Navy’s only forward-deployed expeditionary helicopter sea combat squadron, provides a multi-mission rotary wing capability for units in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations and maintains a Guam-based 24-hour search and rescue and medical evacuation capability, directly supporting the U.S. Coast Guard and Joint Region Marianas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cole C. Pielop)
USS Mustin conducts Taiwan Strait Transit
December 18, 2020
EAST CHINA SEA (Dec. 18, 2020) Operations Specialist Chief Dayshawn Davis, from Catawba, North Carolina, and Operations Specialist Seaman Apprentice William Viveros, from Fort Worth, Texas, maintain logs in the combat room as the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) conducts routine underway operations. Mustin is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. All nations benefit from free and open access to the maritime domain. We will foster a united, global effort to safeguard this access. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Arthur Rosen)
USS John S. McCain joins French, Japanese Navies for Multinational Exercise
December 17, 2020
Official U.S. Navy file photo of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56).
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