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USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) Returns to Yokosuka, Japan

Sailors stand at parade rest aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) during their return to Yokosuka, Japan, Dec. 5. Chancellorsville is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific and is assigned to Commander, Task Force 70, a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of its allies and partners in the region.

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7th Fleet Cruiser Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) conducts routine underway operations in the South China Sea, Nov. 29. Chancellorsville is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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U.S., Japan, Australia integrate Allied Logistics during Tri-Lateral Operations

The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with Royal Australian Navy supply ship, HMAS Stalwart (A304), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship, JS Setogiri (DD 156), in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 20. 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.

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Japan hosts Australia, India, U.S. in Naval Exercise Malabar 2022

The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with Indian Navy Ship, INS Shivalik (F47), during Exercise Malabar 2022, in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 11. Malabar 2022 is a Japan-led, surface, air, and subsurface multi-lateral field training exercise with the Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Navy and U.S. Navy. Malabar 2022 enhances interoperability between Australian, Indian, Japanese and U.S. maritime forces, strengthens the critical partnerships and demonstrates U.S. naval presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

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DOD Officials See Real Progress in Indo-Pacific

In this file photo, the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams in formation with ships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Indian Navy during Exercise Malabar 2022, in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 11. Malabar 2022 is a Japan-led, surface, air, and subsurface multi-lateral field training exercise with the Indian Navy, JMSDF, Royal Australian Navy and U.S. Navy. Malabar 2022 enhances interoperability between Australian, Indian, Japanese and U.S. maritime forces, strengthens the critical partnerships and demonstrates U.S. naval presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

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USS Ronald Reagan Hosts Japanese Prime Minister during International Fleet Review

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the Honorable Rahm Emanuel, U.S. ambassador to Japan, Japan Minister of Defense Hamada Yasukazu, Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, Adm. Sakai Ryo, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) chief of staff, Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Rear Adm. Buzz Donnelly, commander, Task Force 70, and Capt. Daryle Cardone, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), pose for a photo on the flight deck during a ship tour as part of the JMSDF Fleet Review 2022 in the Sagami Wan, Nov. 6. 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.

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Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 Aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7)

A naval air crewman jumps out of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 during a search and rescue (SAR) swimmer training evolution Sept. 22, 2022. HSC-23 is embarked aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7). Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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U.S. Navy Completes First BQM-177A Target Intercept during Missile Launch

Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Perth (FFH 157) launches an SM-2 Standard Missile during a missile exercise conducted with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) as part of Pacific Vanguard (PV) 22 while operating in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 28. PV 22 is an exercise with a focus on interoperability and the advanced training and integration of allied maritime forces.

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Indo-Pacific Maritime Forces Kick off 21st SEACAT Exercise

(From left) Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, 7th Fleet, and Capt. Tom Ogden, commodore, Destroyer Squadron 7 (DESRON 7) answer questions during a press conference to local and international news outlets during Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) Aug. 16. SEACAT is an annual multi-national exercise to strengthen cooperation and increase maritime security by the sharing of information and resources in the Southeast Asia region

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USS Tripoli Embarks 31st MEU

U.S. Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to board aircraft on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 16, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Conducts Maintenance in India

The Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) moors pierside in L&T Shipyard in Kattupalli, near Chennai, India, Aug. 7, 2022 for scheduled maintenance. As part of Military Sealift Command’s Combat Logistics Force (CLF), Charles Drew enables U.S. Navy ships to remain at sea and combat ready for extended periods of time. In addition, CLF ships, like Charles Drew, also resupply international partners and allies operating in the Indo-Pacific Region. Under Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific Region.

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Commander, Submarine Group 7 Strengthens Partnerships at 6th Indonesian Submarine Force Staff Talks

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander, Submarine Group 7/Task Force 74, and Indonesian National Military-Naval Force Fleet Adm. Indra Agus Wijaya, commander, Submarine Operation, IDN Fleet, shake hands before signing the 6th Indonesian National Military-Naval Force and U.S. Navy Submarine Force Staff Talks action items aboard the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 22, 2022. Submarine Group 7 directs forward-deployed, combat capable forces across the full spectrum of undersea warfare throughout the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea.

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7th Fleet Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducts routine underway operations. Benfold is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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VP-8 Hosts U.S. Ambassador to Palau

Sailors assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 8’s Palau detachment team pose for a photo with he Honorable Mr. John Hennessey-Niland, U.S. Ambassador to Palau, following a static display of a P-8A Poseidon aircraft and week-long detachment in Pala, Jul. 10. VP-8 is currently deployed to NAF Misawa, Japan conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F) area of operations in support of Commander, Task Force 72, C7F, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the region.

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Tripoli Embarks 7th Fleet

Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, center, speaks with Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 16, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship Hosts Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Admirals

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Vice Adm. FUKUDA Tatsuya, commander, Fleet Escort Force, arrives aboard the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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7th Fleet Cruiser Transits Taiwan Strait

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) conducts a routine Taiwan Strait transit May 10. Port Royal is forwarded-deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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U.S. Navy ship docks in Perth, Western Australia

Capt. Albert Alarcon, center, commanding officer of the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), poses for a photo with Capt. Gary Lawton, commanding officer of Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Stirling, and U.S. Consul General David Gainer prior to an engagement with RAN media, April 14, 2022. Frank Cable is currently on patrol conducting expeditionary maintenance and logistics in support of national security in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

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Naval Integration Staff Talks

U.S. 7th Fleet hosts III MEF for Naval Integration staff talks

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U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Joint Force Conducts Dual Carrier Operations in South China Sea

Wasp-class amphibious assault USS Essex (LHD 2) and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conduct training with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Jan. 22, 2022. Operating as part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, units assigned to Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups, America and Essex Amphibious Ready Groups, alongside JMSDF, are conducting training to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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