The Navy may assign another aircraft carrier to Seventh Fleet for temporary operations, adding 70 more aircraft and numerous ships to our long-range strike capability. These forces have a higher operational tempo than other Navy vessels, and being forward-deployed cuts an average of 17 days transit time to the region compared to forces based in the continental U.S. USS Ronald Reagan, when combined with guided-missile destroyers and cruisers, creates a carrier strike group of up to 12 ships and 75 aircraft. and deploy periodically, USS Ronald Reagan is permanently forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan and spends about half of each year at sea. Whereas other carriers are homeported in the U.S. USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is currently the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Seventh Fleet. Building partnerships and familiarity helps develop interoperability at the Fleet and tactical levels.Īircraft Carrier Operations - long-range strike capability: Seventh Fleet routinely cooperates with allies and partners such as Australia, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, among others. Engagements include major operational events, such as bilateral and multilateral exercises, port visits, senior leader exchanges, construction projects, military-to-military training, education seminars, and community relations events. 7th Fleet ships, squadrons, operational units and senior leaders have promoted regional stability and maritime security through more than 1,000 annual theater security cooperation engagements. For more than 75 years, Seventh Fleet has maintained a continuous forward presence in the Indo-Pacific, providing security and stability to the region. Mutual Defense Treaty Allies: the Philippines, Australia, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and Thailand The five largest foreign militaries: China, Russia, India, North Korea, and the Republic of Korea Seventh Fleet’s area of operations encompasses 36 maritime countries and 50% of the world’s population, including: Seventh Fleet’s area of operations spans more than 124-million square kilometers, stretching from the International Date Line to the India/Pakistan border; and from the Kuril Islands in the North to the Antarctic in the South. Commanded by a 3-star Navy Flag officer, Vice Adm. At any given time there are 50-70 ships and submarines, 150 aircraft, and more than 27,000 Sailors and Marines in Seventh Fleet. Seventh Fleet is the largest of the U.S.
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