Tag: US 7th Fleet
In a first, US Navy drops torpedo in Japanese waters on...
The navies of United States and Japan recently completed a torpedo training drill in Tokyo Bay, which saw the US Navy launch...
USS Ralph Johnson latest destroyer to join US Navy’s largest overseas...
The destroyer is joining the 7th Fleet after supporting the US Navy's and the MDA's most complex ballistic missile intercept test to date.
USS John S. McCain latest US Navy ship to conclude lengthy...
USS John S. McCain departed Yokosuka on September 17, after spending 24 years forward-deployed to Japan.
US amphib USS Germantown wraps up decade of Japan-based operations
US Navy amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) has completed a decade-long deployment to Japan, detaching from Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON)...
Destroyer boasting new dazzler laser joins US Navy’s Japan-based fleet
The first US Navy guided-missile destroyer to receive a new laser weapon system has joined the service's Japan-based 7th Fleet in Yokosuka.
First US destroyer to forward-deploy to Japan bids farewell after 25...
USS Curtis Wilbur was the first Aegis destroyer to forward-deploy to Japan, arriving in Yokosuka in 1996.
US Navy boosts Japan-based fleet with two new destroyers
USS Higgins (DDG 76) and USS Howard (DDG 83) are joining the US Navy's largest forward-deployed fleet in Japan.
US destroyer Mustin returns home after 15-year stint in Japan
Mustin returned to the US to undergo modernization and will be replaced by Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114).
Japan-based US carrier Ronald Reagan gets underway for Indo-Pacific patrol
USS Ronald Reagan will be accompanied by destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) and cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) during the Indo-Pacific patrol.
Guided missile submarine USS Ohio trains with Marines off Japan
US Navy's Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) made a brief stop near Okinawa, Japan, on Thursday for exercises with III...
