23 June 2025 U.S., Indonesian navies commence Exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Indonesia 2025 The United States Navy, the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) and the Indonesian Marine Corps commenced Exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2025, June 23, at TNI-AL Second Fleet Command in Surabaya...
23 June 2025 USS Tripoli arrives in Sasebo, Japan SASEBO, Japan – The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arrived in Sasebo, June 23, as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Indo-Pacific...
23 June 2025 USS Blue Ridge returns to Japan after summer patrol YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, June 23, marking the completion of the scheduled patrol in the Indo-Pacific region...
17 June 2025 USS Blue Ridge departs Guam following port visit APRA HARBOR, Guam – The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Guam following a scheduled port visit, June 14-17. This port visit marked the first time the Blue Ridge has visited Guam since 2020...
16 June 2025 USS America arrives in Sydney SYDNEY – The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), the flagship of the America Strike Group, arrived in Sydney, June 14, for a scheduled port visit. The ship carries embarked Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and is currently conducting routine operations in the...
14 June 2025 USS Blue Ridge arrives in Guam The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Guam for a routine port visit, June 14. This is the Blue Ridge’s first visit to the island since 2020...
09 June 2025 U.S., Republic of Singapore navies deepen partnership through Exercise Pacific Griffin 2025 GUAM - The U.S. and Republic of Singapore navies kicked off Exercise Pacific Griffin 2025 in the waters off Guam, June 7...
09 June 2025 U.S. 7th Fleet hosts allied, partner nations for Fleet Commanders' Round Table Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, hosted the Fleet Commanders’ Round Table (FCRT) with fleet leadership from eight allied and partner nations aboard the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a scheduled port visit to Sydney, May 30...
05 June 2025 U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Armed Forces of the Philippines conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’...
02 June 2025 U.S. Navy completes Integrated Battle Problem 25.5 Navy units assigned to U.S. 7th Fleet concluded Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 25.5, May 23, after spending nearly a week off the coast of Sasebo conducting a tactical warfighting rehearsal event that tests and develops fleet-centric concepts and capabilities...
01 June 2025 USS Blue Ridge departs Sydney following port visit The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Sydney following a scheduled port visit, May 26-31, 2025...
26 May 2025 USS Blue Ridge arrives in Sydney U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Sydney, Australia for a routine port visit, May 26, 2025. This is Blue Ridge’s first visit to the coastal city since 2015...
21 May 2025 Blue Ridge departs Wellington, New Zealand following port visit The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Wellington, New Zealand following a scheduled port visit, May 16-21, 2025...
21 May 2025 U.S., Malaysia deepen defense, commercial partnerships at LIMA 25 U.S. service members and military units arrived on the Malaysian island of Langkawi to participate in the biennial Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2025 (LIMA 25) from May 20-24...
21 May 2025 U.S., Philippine coast guards conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity The Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard, and the United States Coast Guard (USCG), demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA)...
16 May 2025 USS Blue Ridge arrives in Wellington, New Zealand for first time The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Wellington, New Zealand, for a port visit, May 16, 2025. This historic arrival marks the first time the Blue Ridge has visited New Zealand as well as its capital city. The last two U.S Navy ships to visit Wellington were the USS Howard...
08 May 2025 U.S. Navy participates in IMDEX Asia 2025 in Singapore Personnel and assets from the U.S. Navy participate in the International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia 2025 in Singapore, May 6-8...
01 May 2025 USS Blue Ridge participates in Exercise Croix du Sud 2025 U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) participated in the 11th iteration of Exercise Croix du Sud in the Coral Sea near New Caledonia, May 1, 2025...
01 May 2025 Blue Ridge departs Noumea, New Caledonia following port visit The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Nouméa, New Caledonia, following a scheduled port visit, April 26 - May 1, 2025...
21 April 2025 Blue Ridge departs Cairns, Australia following port visit The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Cairns, Australia, following a scheduled port visit, April 16 - 20, 2025...