7th Fleet, Arriving! Vice Adm., Departing!
Vice Adm. Patrick Hannifin relieved Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, becoming the 55th commander of the world’s largest forward-deployed naval force, U.S. 7th Fleet.
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Passing the torch for the "Finest in the Fleet!"
The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) held a change of command ceremony Sept. 5.
Welcome aboard, Capt. Catalina!
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📸 by MC2 Adam Craft
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UPDATE- Aug 22: USS New Orleans (LPD 18) returned under its own propulsion to White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan.
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A fire aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18), which is anchored near White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, was declared extinguished at 4 a.m., Aug. 21.
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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington, embarked Carrier Air Wing 5, and cruiser USS Robert Smalls arrived in Guam for a scheduled port visit August 17, while destroyer USS Shoup visits Saipan.
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U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, June 23, marking the completion of the scheduled patrol in the Indo-Pacific region.
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📸 by MC3 Furnish and MCSN Cook
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U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Cairns, Australia for a routine port visit April 16, 2025. This is Blue Ridge’s first visit to the city since 2013.
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The aircraft carrier USS George Washington departed the San Diego area Oct. 8, beginning its transit to Yokosuka, Japan.
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📷 by MC3 August Clawson
#USNavy | #ForgedByTheSea*Edited to reflect that the ship left the San Diego area on Oct. 8.
Ships representing the U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force joined in the Timor Sea to conduct a multilateral exercise, Sept. 23-28.
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Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) participate in a sports competition between partner and ally nations as a part of exercise Kakadu 2024.
📸 by MC2 Caroline H. Lui
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U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 20, after completing a scheduled patrol around the Indo-Pacific region.
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U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Manila, Republic of the Philippines on June 18, 2024 for the ship’s first visit to the capital since March 2019.
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The Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) departed Yokosuka, Japan, Jan. 26 to transit to its new homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as part of a planned rotation of forces in the Pacific.
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