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The 7th Fleet of the US Navy

One of the ocean fleets of the US Navy

synonym 7th Fleet (The 7th Fleet of the US Army) generally refers to the 7th Fleet of the US Navy

The 7th Fleet of the US Navy (English: United States Navy Seventh Fleet) America Navy One of its ocean fleets, belonging to US Indian Pacific Command Subordinate Pacific Fleet , was founded on March 15, 1943, was renamed the Seventh Task Force of the US Navy on August 19, 1949, and was restored to the name of the Seventh Fleet in February 1950.

Headquarters of the Seventh Fleet in Japan Yokosuka Port , including Sasebo base in Japan Okinawa And Korea Busan 、 Pohang 、 Zhenhai Base and Singapore And other places are the largest overseas front-line delivery force of the United States, which is used to intimidate the enemy and allies to cooperate, protect the sea passage, assist in preventing the United States allies, and use force when intimidation fails, and also often acts as a foreign force of the United States military action The mobile fleet of the time.

Chinese name: The 7th Fleet of the US Navy
Foreign name: United States Navy Seventh Fleet

Period of existence: 1943
Country: U.S.A
Headquarters location: Yokosuka Port, Japan

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Fleet history

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The Seventh Fleet of the United States

1941 the Second World War The battle in the Pacific Theater broke out. In March 1943, the United States reorganized the fleet in the Southwest Pacific into the Seventh Fleet. The Seventh Fleet Battle of Wright Bay Attributable to MacArthur The Southwest Pacific Front Army commanded by the general was commanded by Admiral Thomas Kincaid. In January 1947, this force was renamed the Western Pacific Naval Force and the Seventh Task Force in August 1949. It was not until February 1950 that the old name of the Seventh Fleet was officially restored,^[1] Participated in the Korean War And from 1965 to 1975 Vietnam war , 1958“ Jinmen artillery battle ”Was once Taiwan Naval supply ship escort, participated in 1991 Persian Gulf War 。^[2]

In history, the Seventh Fleet also played an important role in Taiwan. Cold War With the deployment of US troops stationed in Taiwan, the 7th Fleet Detachment in Taiwan also used Kaohsiung The Zuoying Naval Base serves as a garrison and passes through Kaohsiung transport Supplement Taiwan supplies were provided until the Taiwan US diplomatic relations were broken off in the late 1970s. 1996“ Taiwan Strait Crisis ”President of the United States Bill Clinton Order the Seventh Fleet to dispatch Combat ship Go to Taiwan waters to deter the Chinese mainland.^[2]

In 2010, Korean Peninsula The situation was tense and broke out Cheonan incident And Yanping Island shelling incident ；^[3-4] Plus, since the 1990s North Korean nuclear issue , Japan and South Korea's Nuclear Biological Chemical Feeling a high degree of panic, which has caused great concern in the United States Yellow Sea The United States, Japan and South Korea joint exercises To warn the leaders of North Korea; But if the Seventh Fleet of the United States enters Yellow Sea Will cause The People's Republic of China The scale and scope of the exercise will be relatively limited due to the strong protest and hard reaction of the.^[2]

Cold War Later, the area under the jurisdiction of the Seventh Fleet Possible military conflict China South China Sea Islands 、 Korean Peninsula as well as Taiwan Strait 。

April 14, 2022, according to Kyodo News Agency It was reported that the 7th Fleet of the US Navy said on the 13th that the aircraft carrier strike group centered on the nuclear powered aircraft carrier "Abraham Lincoln" entered the Sea of Japan, and from the 8th Japan Maritime Self Defense Force implementation Joint training 。^[20]

Fleet establishment

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Fleet strength

The Seventh Fleet has about 50 to 60 warships and 350 fighter planes. The fleet has a full staffing of 60000 people, including 38000 naval officers and 22000 marines. The total force in peacetime is about 20000 people. Generally, CVN-73 "George Washington" Aircraft carrier Constituent Aircraft carrier battle group As the main combat force, supplemented by land-based forces Aviation Amphibious forces. When necessary, ships can be transferred from the Third Fleet or other forces for replenishment. A flagship (Blue Ridge) The nuclear powered aircraft carrier One (George Washington), 3 to 4 cruisers equipped with missiles, 18 to 20 Missile equipped destroyer and frigate 5 to 6 attack submarines and 5 to 8 Landing ship 18 logistic service Ship and a number of hovercraft, auxiliary ships, etc. The Seventh Fleet owns Yokosuka , Sashibaohe Guam 3 Military harbor ， Home port For Yokosuka of Japan. stay Singapore There is also a supply dock Malacca Strait All American ships can rest and supply here.^[5]

Seventh Fleet Fleet establishment use Administrative establishment And task command organization

The flagship of the Seventh Fleet, "Blue Ridge", amphibious landing command ship

Administrative establishment

"George Washington" nuclear aircraft carrier

The administrative establishment is divided into three levels: headquarters, brigade and squadron. The command part is Surface ship Command and submarine command. The Surface Ship Command is in charge of all surface ships except aircraft carriers, with 7-9 brigades and 1-4 squadrons under various brigades. The submarine headquarters is in charge of all submarines. The headquarters has 3-4 submarine brigades, and each brigade has 1-2 squadrons. Conventional submarine The squadron is generally composed of 4-6 submarines, nuclear-powered submarine The squadron consists of 7-10 submarines.^[6]

Command establishment

Commander, Battle Force, 7th Fleet/CTF-70: the main force of the 7th Fleet, consisting of two parts, namely, "George Washington" (replaced by "Ronald Reagan" in 2015)^[7] The fifth aircraft carrier strike group (CSG 5) and the fifth carrier aircraft wing (CVW-5) carried by CSG 5 destroyer The 15th destroyer squadron (CDS-15) was formed. Based in Yokosuka, Japan.

Commander, Navy Special Warfare Unit One/CTF-71: CTF-71 is mainly composed of the Commander, Navy Special Warfare Unit One, NSWU-1 and the 5th Navy Explosives Disposal Mobile Unit 5, stationed in Guam.^[8]

Commander, Patrol&Reconnaissance Force, 7th Fleet/CTF-72 aomori Sanze naval base , the headquarters is located in Kanagawa Prefecture Thick wood Naval base.^[8]

Western Pacific Logistics Group Command/Task Force 73 (Commander, Logistics Group, Western Pacific / CTF-73）^[8]

seventh fleet submarine Commander, Submarine Force, 7th Fleet/CTF-74: stationed in Yokosuka, Japan.^[8]

Expeditionary Force Pacific Command/Task Force 75 (Commander, Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific, 7th Fleet / CTF-75）^[8]

Commander, Amphibious Force, 7th Fleet/CTF-76: stationed in Okinawa, Japan

Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Korea/CTF-78 Republic of Korea The representative stationed at Seoul suburban Yongsan Garrison , and Qingshang South Road Of Zhenhai Naval Base As the main residence.^[8]

Commander, Landing Force, 7th Fleet/CTF-79: stationed in Okinawa, Japan.^[8]

Several more ships of the Seventh Fleet Perry class frigate . Unknown number of maneuvers Missile speedboat Etc., stationed at Guam 、 midway islands Such US bases are used for patrolling in peacetime. In case of allied or friendly ships or warships, they will assist in navigation and even protect them.^[9]

Jurisdiction

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Areas under the jurisdiction of US Navy fleets in 2007

The operational area of the Seventh Fleet starts from the east international date line Ezetian the pacific ocean and the indian ocean , west to Africa The East Coast Crimson Sea (Excluding Persian Gulf ）, South to the Indian Ocean and antarctic , north to Bering Strait 。 The whole operational area is 134.68 million square kilometre , 14 times larger than the US mainland. About half of the world's population lives in this region, and 80% of them live on land within 800 kilometers from the coastline.^[1] The Seventh Fleet is America Navy The last one is only equipped with conventional power Aircraft carrier , also the last equipment Nuclear powered aircraft carrier The fleet of. The main reason for this configuration is that Japan, the main location of the fleet, has suffered a lot in the world nuclear weapon In the countries attacked, Japanese people generally expressed their concern about nuclear weapons and nuclear power Of Military weapons With a negative impression,

Areas under the jurisdiction of US Navy fleets in 2009

In order to take care of this emotion and Japanese folk Sensory perception Therefore, the US Navy has always taken conventional powered aircraft carriers as the core of the Seventh Fleet. However, due to Kitty Hawk It was discharged from service in 2008, so it took over the vacancy of the Kitty Hawk“ George Washington ”The No. 1 aircraft carrier also became the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier to dock and stationed in Japan.^[6]

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Active warship

naval vessels

Yokosuka Naval Base^[10]

Ronald· USS Ronald Reagan （USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76）^[7]

Blue Ridge amphibious landing command ship (USS Blue Ridge LCC-19): Fleet flagship^[11]

Antietan Missile cruiser （USS Antietam CG-54）^[12]

USS Chancellorsville CG-62

Shailo missile cruiser （USS Shiloh CG-67）^[13]

Command of the 15th destroyer squadron (COMDESRON 15)

USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54
USS John S. McCain DDG-56
USS Fitzgerald DDG-62
USS Stethem DDG-63
USS Lassen DDG-82
USS McCampbell DDG-85
USS Mustin DDG-89

Sasebo Naval Base^[10]

Command of the 11th Amphibious Squadron (COMMIBIRON 11)

Denver Amphibious Dock Transport Ship (USS Denver LPD-9)
USS Tortuga LSD-46
USS Germantown LSD-42

Command of the 7th Minesweeper Squadron (COMCMRON 7)

Mine sweeper USS Avenger MCM-1
USS Defender MCM-2
USS Warrior MCM-10
USS Patriot MCM-7
USNS Safeguard T-ARS-50

Guam Naval Base

Frank Keber submarine Carrier (USS Frank Cable AS-40)

COMMAND 15

USS Oklahoma City SSN-723
USS Chicago SSN-721
Buffalo SSN-715

Decommissioned ship

During the Second World War

Battleship maryland （USS Maryland BB-46）

"Maryland" battleship

Tennessee battleship （USS Tennessee BB-43）

USS West Virginia BB-48

Battleship California （USS California BB-44）

Battleship Pennsylvania （USS Pennsylvania BB-38）

Mississippi battleship （USS Mississippi BB-41）

The battleship Washington （USS Washington BB-56）

After the Second World War

Aircraft carrier Lexington

Aircraft carrier Lexington （USS Lexington CV-16）

USS Kitty Hawk （USS Kitty Hawk CV-63）

Good man Richard amphibious assault ship （USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6）

Aircraft type

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Aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk

Ronald· Reagan The fifth on Carrier Aircraft Wing （CVW-5）^[14] (formerly on the Kitty Hawk and George Washington) fleet ：

F/A-18E fighter: operated by VFA-27, VFA-115, VFA-195 and other forces

F/A-18F fighter: operated by VFA-102

EA-18 G EW aircraft: operated by VAQ-141

E- 2D in the air AWACS : Operated by VAW-115

C-2 conveyor : Operated by VRC-30 Team 5

MH-60S helicopter : Operated by HSC-12

MH-60R helicopter: operated by HSM-77

In addition, there are several troops in the Seventh Fleet, equipped with sea based or Land-based Fixed wing and Rotorcraft armed forces:

Patrol of the Seventh Fleet Reconnaissance force （Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Forces, 7th Fleet，CTF-72）^[8]

Okinawa Air Patrol Group (also known as Task Group 72.2): stationed at Kadena Air Base, mainly operates P-3C maritime anti submarine patrol aircraft.
Japan Air Patrol Group (also known as Task Group 72.4): stationed at the Sanze naval facility in Aomori County, mainly operates P-3C maritime anti submarine patrol aircraft.
Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron ONE (VQ-1) Kadena Detachment: stationed at Kadena Air Force Base, mainly operating EP-3E electronic reconnaissance aircraft.

MH-60S helicopter: operated by HSC-25

Successive commanders

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commander	military rank	During the term of office
Arthur Carpenter （Arthur S. Carpender）	Lieutenant General	March 15, 1943 - November 26, 1943
Thomas Kinkade （Thomas C. Kinkaid）	Lieutenant General	November 26, 1943 - November 20, 1945
Daniel Babe （Daniel E. Barbey）	Lieutenant General	November 20, 1945 - October 2, 1946
Charlie Cook, Jr （Charles M. Cooke, Jr.）	Lieutenant General	October 2, 1946 - February 28, 1948
Oscar Berger II （Oscar C. Badger II）	Lieutenant General	February 28, 1948 August 28, 1949
Russell S. Berkey	Lieutenant General	August 28, 1949 - April 5, 1950
Walter F. Boone (agent)	Major General	April 5, 1950 - May 20, 1950
Arthur Dewey Strubble	Lieutenant General	May 20, 1950 March 28, 1951
Harold. M. Martin	Lieutenant General	March 28, 1951 - March 20, 1952
Robert P. Briscoe	Lieutenant General	March 20, 1952 - May 20, 1952
Joseph J. Clark	Lieutenant General	May 20, 1952 - December 1, 1953
Alfred M. Pride	Lieutenant General	December 1, 1953 - December 9, 1955
Stuart H. Ingersoll	Lieutenant General	December 19, 1955 - January 28, 1957
Wallace M. Beakley	Lieutenant General	January 28, 1957 - September 30, 1958^[15]
Frederick N. Kivette	Lieutenant General	September 30, 1958 - March 7, 1960
Charles D. Griffin	Lieutenant General	March 7, 1960 - October 28, 1961
William A. "Bill" Schoech	Lieutenant General	October 28, 1961 - October 13, 1962
Thomas Hinman Muller （ThomasHinmanMoorer）	Lieutenant General	October 13, 1962 - June 15, 1984
Roy L. Johnson	Lieutenant General	June 15, 1964 - March 1, 1965
Paul P. Blackburn	Lieutenant General	March 1, 1965 - October 9, 1965
Joseph W. Williams, Jr	Lieutenant General	October 9, 1965 - December 13, 1965
Jhon J. Hyland	Lieutenant General	December 13, 1965 - November 6, 1967
William F. Bringle	Lieutenant General	November 6, 1967 - March 10, 1970
Maurice Franklin Weisner	Lieutenant General	March 10, 1970 - June 18, 1971
William P. Mack	Lieutenant General	June 18, 1971 - May 23, 1972
James Lemuel Holloway James Lemuel Holloway III	Lieutenant General	May 23, 1972 - July 28, 1973
George P. Steele	Lieutenant General	July 28, 1973 - June 14, 1975
Thomas B. Hayward	Lieutenant General	June 14, 1975 - July 24, 1976
Robert B. Baldwin	Lieutenant General	July 24, 1976 - May 31, 1978
Sylvester R. Fole, Jr	Lieutenant General	May 31, 1978 - February 14, 1980
Carlisle A.H. Trost	Lieutenant General	February 14, 1980 - September 15, 1981
M. Staster Holcomb	Lieutenant General	September 15, 1981 - May 9, 1983
James R. Hogg	Lieutenant General	May 9, 1983 - March 4, 1985
Paul F. McCarthy, Jr	Lieutenant General	March 4, 1985 - December 9, 1986
Paul David Miler	Lieutenant General	December 9, 1986 - October 21, 1988
Henry H. Mauz, Jr	Lieutenant General	October 21, 1988 - December 1, 1990
Stanley R. Arthur	Lieutenant General	December 1, 1990 July 3, 1992
Timothy W. Wright	Lieutenant General	July 3, 1992 - July 28, 1994
Archie R. Clemins	Lieutenant General	July 28, 1994 - September 13, 1996
Robert J. Natter	Lieutenant General	September 13, 1996 August 12, 1998
Walter F. Doran	Lieutenant General	August 12, 1998 July 12, 2000^[16]
James W. Metzger	Lieutenant General	July 12, 2000 - July 18, 2002
Robert F. Willard	Lieutenant General	July 18, 2002 - August 6, 2004
Jonathan Grinnett Also known as Jonathan W. Greenert	Lieutenant General	August 6, 2004 - September 12, 2006
William D. Crowder	Lieutenant General	September 12, 2006 July 12, 2008
John M. Bird	Lieutenant General	July 12, 2008 - September 10, 2010
Scott R. Van Buskirk	Lieutenant General	September 10, 2010 - September 7, 2011
Scott H. Swift	Lieutenant General	September 7, 2011 July 31, 2013
Small Robert Thomas （RobertL. Thomas Jr.）	Lieutenant General	July 31, 2013 - September 7, 2015
Joseph Oko Also known as Joseph P. Aucoin	Lieutenant General	September 7, 2015 August 22, 2017
Phillip G. Sawyer	Lieutenant General	August 22, 2017 - September 12, 2019
William R. Merz	Lieutenant General	September 12, 2019^[17] -July 8, 2021
Karl O. Thomas^[18]	Lieutenant General^[19]	July 8, 2021

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