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JOINT STATEMENT: Australia – Japan – Philippines – United States Maritime Cooperative Activity
April 7, 2024
240407-N-XF387-1032 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 7, 2024) Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States, conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA), April 7. Participating units included Royal Australian Navy ANZAC Class frigate HMAS Warramunga, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Akebono, Philippine Navy vessels BRP Valentin Diaz and BRP Antonio Luna, Philippine Air Force and Navy aircraft, and a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon along with USS Mobile (LCS 26). The MCA demonstrated a collective commitment to promote and strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Liz Dunagan)

U.S. Navy and JSDF conduct Tomahawk Land Attack Missile Training
March 29, 2024
240328-N-SF508-1284 YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 28, 2024) U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, right, and Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, center, observe tomahawk land attack missile training with members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, March 28. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles Oki)

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Visits Destroyer Squadron SEVEN
March 28, 2024
SINGAPORE (March 22, 2024) - Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, right, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet is greeted by Chief Operations Specialist Jeremy Harris during a visit to Commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 , March 22. As the U.S. Navy’s destroyer squadron forward-deployed in Southeast Asia, DESRON 7 serves as the primary tactical and operational commander of littoral combat ships rotationally deployed to Singapore, Expeditionary Strike Group 7’s Sea Combat Commander and builds partnerships through training exercises and military-to-military engagements. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Rebecca Moore)

U.S., India launch Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH 2024
March 24, 2024
Republic of India service members, U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25), stand together in formation during the opening ceremony of Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH in Visakhapatnam, India, March 19, 2024. Tiger TRIUMPH is a U.S.-India tri-service amphibious exercise focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief readiness and interoperability. Tiger TRIUMPH enables U.S. and Indian Armed Forces to improve interoperability and bilateral, joint, and service readiness in the Indian Ocean region and beyond to better achieve mutual regional security objectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)

Sailor Dies Aboard USS Halsey
March 20, 2024

USS Rafael Peralta Conducts Port Visit in Ishigaki, Japan
March 15, 2024
ISHIGAKI, Japan (Mar. 11, 2024) Lt. Chris Lelah, plans and tactics officer aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), gives local media a tour of Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) in Ishigaki, Japan during a regularly scheduled port visit. Rafael Peralta is the first United States destroyer to visit Ishigaki. Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin Monroe)

7th Fleet Destroyer transits Taiwan Strait
March 5, 2024
TAIWAN STRAIT (March 5, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) conducts routine operations during a Taiwan Strait transit, March 5. John Finn is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stack)

USS McCampbell Returns to Yokosuka to Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15
March 4, 2024
YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 2, 2024) – Family members await the arrival of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) as the ship returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, March 2, after a 17-month Depot Modernization Period in Portland, Oregon. McCampbell is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)

U.S. and Japan Self-Defense Forces Conclude Exercise Resilient Shield 2024
February 23, 2024

U.S. Forces Participate in Indian Navy-led Exercise MILAN
February 19, 2024
First Lieutenant, LTJG Ezra Haddock, from San Diego, Calif., waves in forward tug while pulling into port in support of Exercise Milan 2024 onboard the forecastle of the arleigh-burke class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG-97), Feb. 18, 2024.

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