Latest "7th-fleet" stories

Navy, Marine Corps test new naval integration concepts in 7th Fleet

A new task force will streamline command and control of amphibious and crisis response elements in the Indo-Pacific.

By Diana Stancy Correll and Megan Eckstein

4 months ago

Essex Amphibious Ready Group, 11th MEU return to San Diego following deployment

The amphibious ready group supported Operation Freedom Sentinel and Operation Inherent Resolve.

By Diana Stancy Correll

11 months ago

Vinson strike group, Essex ARG conduct operations in South China Sea

The exercise marked the first time an amphibious ready group has operated with an “advanced Air Wing of the Future,” according to the Navy.

By Diana Stancy Correll

13 months ago

Navy warship’s transit of Taiwan Strait a first under Biden administration

The guided-missile destroyer John S. McCain’s transit “demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” 7th Fleet said in a statement.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

24 months ago

Teddy Roosevelt captain says he knowingly risked career with virus warning

In a witness statement, Capt. Brett Crozier said he wrote the now-famous email in an urgent effort to help avoid a “larger catastrophe.”

2 years ago

The Navy isn’t ready to stop killing its sailors yet

The Navy can either view the actions of Capt. Crozier as a shining light or it can keep going on its current path, says the author of this commentary.

By Patrick Dionne

3 years ago