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U.S. 7th Fleet and Armed Forces of the Philippines Begin Maritime Cooperative Activity
November 22, 2023
231122-N-NO824-1007 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 22, 2023) The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) conducts Maritime Cooperative Activity operations with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AKE 194), left, and the Pohang-class corvette Philippine Navy ship BRP Conrado Yap (PS 39), center, Nov. 22. Gabrielle Giffords, part of Commander, Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Annie Rafferty)
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returns to Yokosuka
November 19, 2023
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 19, 2023) Sailors man the rails on vulture’s row as the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, following a six-month deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, Nov. 19. During Ronald Reagan’s deployment, the ship conducted multinational exercises with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian Navy, Indonesian Navy, and Republic of Korea Navy, a multi-large deck event with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Carrier Strike Group 1, and JMSDF first-in-class helicopter destroyer, JS Hyuga (DDH 181), and visited Vietnam, Republic of Korea, and the Philippines. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jordan Brown)
Australia, Canada, Japan, U.S. Navies Partner in Multilateral Exercise in Philippine Sea
November 11, 2023
231110-N-TD381-1339 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 10, 2023) Ships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and United States Navy sail in formation during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2023. ANNUALEX is a multilateral exercise conducted by naval elements of the Royal Australian, Royal Canadian, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and U.S. navies to demonstrate naval interoperability and a joint commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaiah Goessl)
Two U.S. Navy carriers join Japan destroyer on Multi-Large Deck Event in Philippine Sea
November 7, 2023
PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 7, 2023) Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), steam in formation with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) first-in-class helicopter destroyer, JS Hyuga (DDH 181), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers, USS Antietam (CG 54) and USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Kidd (DDG 100), during the Multi-Large Deck Exercise (MLDE) in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 7. Ronald Reagan is participating in the bilateral MLDE, which features the ships and aircraft of JMSDF Escort Flotilla 3, as well as the U.S. Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 1 and Carrier Strike Group 5. MLDE is a multi-domain event that grows the already strong partnership and interoperability that exists between the JMSDF and U.S. Navy today. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Dimal)
Pacific Partnership 2024-1 Hosts Career Fair and Concert in Marshall Islands
November 6, 2023
U.S. Navy Musician 3rd Class Aaron Wright, from Traverse City, Michigan, performs during a U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet and Royal Australian Navy Band concert at a night market in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, during Pacific Partnership 2024-1 Nov. 4, 2023. Now in its 19th iteration, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison)
U.S. Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in the South China Sea
November 3, 2023
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 3, 2023) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) conducts routine underway operations. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/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)
7th Fleet Destroyer and Royal Canadian Navy Frigate Transit Taiwan Strait
November 1, 2023
231102-N-CV021-1078 TAIWAN STRAIT (Nov. 2, 2023) Lt. j.g. Bryan Nguyen, from Fairfax Station, Virginia, stands watch on the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) in the Taiwan Strait, Nov. 2. Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/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 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban)
Defense Attaché’s Visit USS Blue Ridge
October 31, 2023
231028-N-WM182-1044 YOKOSUKA (October 26, 2023) Defense attaches from Finland, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Australia, Lithuania, and the U.S. assemble on the flight deck aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19). 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 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn)
Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group visits Manila
October 30, 2023
231025-N-RQ159-1123 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 25, 2023) Sailors pose for a photo with Filipino media after being interviewed in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 25. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heather McGee)
U.S. Seventh Fleet Honors Fallen Filipino Heroes
October 27, 2023
Headstones of Filipino-American brothers during a wreath laying event at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines, Aug. 27. 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.
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