Commander, Submarine Group 7 | CSG-7

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CSG -7 / CTF-54 / CTF-74

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Patrol Squadron 4 Flies Task Force 72, Undersea Commanders
April 17, 2024 — Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 embarked commanders of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Submarine... MORE

240417-N-NU510-1001 ATSUGI, Japan (April 17, 2024) Capt. Zachary “Stanger” Stang, commander, Task Force 72 (front row, left to right), Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7, and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces Vice Adm. Goka Yoshihiro, commander, Fleet Submarine Forces, stand with their staffs and crew from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 in front of a P-8A Poseidon, April 17. VP-4 is based in Whidbey Island, Washington, and currently on a rotational deployment operating from multiple locations in Japan. The squadron conducts maritime patrol and reconnaissance as well as theater outreach operations, supporting Commander, Task Force 72, U.S. Seventh Fleet, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the Indo-Pacific region.(U.S. Navy photo Courtesy Asset)

Trilateral Community Relations Highlight Close AUKUS Partnership
March 13, 2024 — Sailors from USS Annapolis (SSN 760) and the Royal Navy participated in community relations events... MORE

FREMANTLE, Western Australia (March 13, 2024) – U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) and Royal Navy sailors speak with students of South Metropolitan TAFE, Fremantle Campus, in Fremantle, Western Australia, March 13, 2024. The nuclear-powered, conventionally-armed submarine is in HMAS Stirling for the second visit by a fast-attack submarine to Australia since the announcement of the AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, United States) Optimal Pathway in March 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlyn E. Eads)

US, ROK Conduct Exercise Silent Shark
October 22, 2023 — The U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies completed the biennial combined theater anti-submarine... MORE

230928-N-VC599-1017 U.S. NAVAL BASE GUAM (Sept. 28, 2023) Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) hold signs to welcome the Republic of Korea Navy Sonwonil-class submarine ROKS Jeong Ji (SS 073) as it arrives at U.S. Naval Base Guam, Sept. 28, 2023. Annapolis is one of multiple submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 15. Annapolis is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, strike warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Wolpert)

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