Vice Adm. Patrick Hannifin, left, assumes command of the U.S. 7th Fleet at a ceremony in Yokosuka, Japan, on Nov. 13, replacing Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, right. (MCS Charles Oki/U.S. Navy) The world’s ...
The Navy declared a fire aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans extinguished following a 12-hour battle Wednesday night off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. U.S. 7th Fleet officials said the ...
The U.S. 7th Fleet's flagship Blue Ridge, which hadn’t visited Guam since 2020, departed June 17. (MCS Andres Fonts/U.S. Navy) The U.S. 7th Fleet’s flagship Blue Ridge set sail from Guam on Tuesday ...
WASHINGTON — The USS New Orleans (LPD 18) caught fire Wednesday off the coast of Okinawa, according to the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet. The fire began at approximately 4 p.m. Wednesday, local time. It was ...