PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 15, 2021) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kongo-class guided-missile destroyer JS Kongo (DDG 173) transits the Pacific Ocean with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) Jan. 15, 2021. The TRCSG is on a scheduled deployment to the 7th Fleet area of operations. As the Navy’s largest forward deployed fleet, with its approximate 50-70 ships and submarines, 140 aircraft, and 20,000 Sailors in the area of operations at any given time, 7th Fleet conducts forward-deployed naval operations in support of national interests throughout a free and open


PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 15, 2021) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kongo-class guided-missile destroyer JS Kongo (DDG 173) transits the Pacific Ocean with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) Jan. 15, 2021. The TRCSG is on a scheduled deployment to the 7th Fleet area of operations. As the Navy’s largest forward deployed fleet, with its approximate 50-70 ships and submarines, 140 aircraft, and 20,000 Sailors in the area of operations at any given time, 7th Fleet conducts forward-deployed naval operations in support of national interests throughout a free and open Indo-Pacific area of operations to foster maritime security, promote stability, and prevent conflict alongside 35 other maritime nations and partners.


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