US 7th Fleet: Mom, call the Pentagon, we're all broken

Seventh Fleet

(US Seventh Fleet) is one of the fleets of the US Navy.
Commanded by Pacific Fleet and headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, it covers the western Pacific and Indian Oceans (excluding the Middle East) west of the International Date Line. [2] The flagship/headquarters is the Blue Ridge
(LCC-19) in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan [Note 1].

The Seventh Fleet consists of several "Task Forces" (TFs) organized according to mission.

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The area responsible for the 7th Fleet area is designated " 7F"
(as of 2009)

Together with the 3rd Fleet, which covers the eastern Pacific east of the 160th meridian line (excluding the west coast of South America, which is responsible for the 4th Fleet), it constitutes the United States Pacific Fleet. The flagship/command center is located aboard the amphibious command ship Blue Ridge, whose home port is the Yokosuka Naval Facility in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and is manned by a Navy General. In addition to the Yokosuka Naval Facility in Kanagawa Prefecture, it has bases at the Sasebo Naval Facility in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Okinawa Prefecture, Busan, Pohang, Zhenghai, Singapore, etc. in South Korea.

The 7th Fleet would have 50-60 ships and 350 aircraft during the war, with Carrier Air Wing 5, which carries the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan [Note 2], as the main combat force. Human forces can also mobilize 60,000 sailors and marines. The number in peacetime is about 20,000 people. It covers the half of the Earth that is on the other side of the United States, and boasts the largest scale and strength of any US Navy fleet. It also has close ties with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force under the Alliance (Japan-US Alliance), the Republic of Korea Navy under the Alliance (US-Korea Alliance), and the Philippine Navy under the Alliance (US-Philippines Alliance). ) engineer

The current commander is Lieutenant General Karl Thomas (since July 8, 2021) [3]

For a cyber attack on the Bundestag

On October 22, 2022, the EU imposed sanctions for a cyber attack on the German Bundestag in April-May 2015. Penalty measures were introduced against the head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Igor Kostyukov, officer Dmitry Badin and the 85th Main Center of Special Service of the General Staff. Visa bans are introduced against them, and their property in the EU is subject to freezing.

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77th Task Force, 4th Group, 3rd Group, escort carrier USS Gambier Bay, CVE-73, 1944, Battle of Leyte Gulf.
In March 1943, a unit of the Southwest Pacific Fleet under the command of Army General Douglas MacArthur was reorganized as the Seventh Fleet. The Seventh Fleet during the Pacific War was not under the command of General Chester Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (promoted marshal in December 1944). During the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944, under the leadership of Vice Admiral Thomas K. Kincaid, a communications conflict arose with the Third Fleet, led by General William Halsey, which became a problem.

In 1947 it was reorganized as the Western Pacific Fleet, but became the 7th Fleet in 1949 and was redesignated the 7th Fleet in February 1950. In November 1954, after the Korean War, he moved from commander of the Far Eastern Fleet to commander of the Pacific Fleet. Participated in the Korean War (1950-1953), Vietnam War (1965-1973) and the 1991 Gulf War. During the Vietnam War, there was an unofficial nickname "Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club".

Until 1995, when the Fifth Fleet was formed in the Middle East, the Seventh Fleet had responsibility for the region.

With the exception of ships whose home ports are Yokosuka, Sasebo and Guam, they are dispatched from the 3rd Fleet, which is responsible for the Eastern Pacific, but depending on the situation, they are assigned to the 5th Fleet.

Historically has a close connection with the 5th Fleet, but recently, due to trends in China and North Korea, a carrier strike group assigned to the 5th Fleet is en route and the US is training with the 7th carrier strike group fleet. I go back and forth from the mainland.

In 2022, a series of accidents occurred on ships and aircraft, for which responsibility was held by senior leaders (Fleet Commander (Lieutenant General), Commander of the 70th Operations Group (Major General), Commander of Destroyer Squadron 15 (Captain)) and several people. the ship was dismissed and the cause of the accident and measures to prevent its recurrence were investigated. (See →)

In 2022, the ultra-modern landing ship America was transferred to the place of the Osa ship stationed at the Sasebo base.

EU sanctions for Navalny's poisoning

On October 15, 2022, the EU and Great Britain imposed sanctions for the poisoning of Navalny against Kremlin administration officials Andrei Yarin and Sergei Kiriyenko, Putin's plenipotentiary envoy in the Siberian Federal District Sergei Menyailo, FSB head Alexander Bortnikov, Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko and Pavel Popov. Sanctions were also imposed against the institute where a substance from the Novichok group could be produced.

task force

A task force consists of one or more units belonging to the Seventh Fleet and units belonging to the United States Marine Corps Forces. It is also called the Commander's Task Force (CTF), with the "C" in "commander." The task force under 7th Fleet is written in the 70's and becomes "CTF-7x".

Task Force 70 (CTF-70) Organized by the Seventh Fleet (Battle Group, Seventh Fleet). The headquarters is located inside the USS Ronald Reagan, whose home port is Yokosuka Naval Station. Task Force 71 (CTF-71) Organized by Naval Special Warfare Unit 1 (NSWU-1). The headquarters is located in Guam. Task Force 72 (CTF-72) Organized by Patrol Reconnaissance Group Seven. Headquarters: Misawa Air Base. Task Force 73 (CTF-73) Logistics Group, Western Pacific, LOGWESTPAC Headquartered in Singapore. Task Force 74 (CTF-74) It is organized by Submarine Group 7 (SUBGRU7). It consists of the 7th Fleet Submarine Force (Seventh Fleet) with Guam as its home port and, depending on the situation, a nuclear submarine that deploys to the area responsible for the 7th Fleet will also be a member of the 7th fleet. Fleet group. [Four] The headquarters is located at Yokosuka Naval Base. CTF-74 operates as Task Force 54 (CTF-54) when the unit is deployed to the area responsible for 5th Fleet. Also serves as commander of CTF-74 and CTF-54. [Five] Task Force 75 (CTF-75) Organized by 7th Marine Expeditionary Unit Pacific Command [Note 3]. The headquarters is located in Guam. Task Force 76 (CTF-76) Amphibious Force, Seventh Fleet/7th Expeditionary Strike Group, ESG-7 Consists of several Aegis destroyers from the 11th Amphibious Corps, the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge, and 15- I am a destroyer squadron, Carrier Strike Group 5. The flagship of the 76th Operations Group is also the Blue Ridge. In peacetime, the 7th Mine Action Group is also subordinate. The headquarters is located inside the “American” ship, whose home port is the Sasebo base. Task Force 77 (CTF-77) Mine countermeasures unit of the 7th Fleet. In peacetime it is not organized. The mine warfare is carried out by the 7th Mine Defense Group. Task Force 78 (CTF-78) In Korea Mi Navy (CNFK) Headquarters - Yongsan Base (Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea). Task Force 79 (CTF-79) Amphibious Forces, Seventh Fleet Consists of units of the United States Marine Corps. In normal times, only the headquarters of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3MEB), part of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (3MEF) of the Pacific Marine Corps, will be created on a permanent basis. When a unit belonging to 3MEF and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit <Special Operations Capability, SOC>, 31MEU, which had been assigned to 3MEB, boarded as the amphibious unit of the 7th Fleet/7th Expeditionary Strike Group 79th the task force is under the command of the Commander, 7th Fleet for operational control and Marine Forces Forces Pacific (FMFPac) for unit control. The Commander of the Marine Corps, Pacific Fleet, is also the Commander of the Pacific Marine Corps.

US added Kremlin officials to sanctions lists

The US also imposed personal sanctions for the poisoning and persecution of Navalny. The list includes not only security forces, but also officials: FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov, Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, Deputy Defense Ministers Pavel Popov and Alexey Krivoruchko, the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service and representatives of the Russian Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko and Andrei Yarin.

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Combat unit of the 7th Fleet

The Seventh Fleet (Battle Force, Seventh Fleet) is a combat unit based on the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan. The headquarters is located inside the USS Ronald Reagan, whose home port is Yokosuka Naval Station.

During the operation, he would form "Carrier Strike Group 5" centered on the USS Ronald Reagan and would be responsible for the execution of the mission. Basic formation - aircraft carrier "Ronald Reagan" (CVN-76) and the 5th carrier corps, one cruiser "Aegis" Naoe ("Antietam" (CG-54)/"Chancellorsville" (CG-62).)/"Shiloh" (CG-67) [Note 4], consists of two Aegis destroyers belonging to Destroyer Squadron 15 (DESRON 15), one or two nuclear attack submarines, and a supply ship. Varies for each strategy depending on the threat level.

Carrier Strike Group 5

Nuclear aircraft carrier

• Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, CVN-76 - Yokosuka Naval Station.

• Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) [Note 5]

Missile cruiser under direct control of the 5th Carrier Strike Group

• The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser "Antietam" (USS Antietam, CG-54) is an Aegis cruiser with enhanced air defense capabilities that has been modified from the Aegis system to the basic version 8.
• The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser "Chancellorsville" (USS Chancellorsville, CG-62) is an Aegis cruiser with enhanced air defense capabilities, which is an Aegis system modified to base level 9A [Note 6] [6]
• Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser "Shiloh" (USS Shiloh, CG-67) - Aegis system is basic 4. Missile defense (BMD) control ship with BMD3.6

• Missile cruiser Antietam CG-54
• Missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville CG-62 [Note 7]
• Missile cruiser "Shilo" CG-67
• "Awl" (front) "Chancellorsville" (back) [Note 8]

Destroyer Squadron 15

Destroyer Squadron 15 (15, DESRON 15) is responsible for escorting Carrier Strike Group 5. Also, away from the carrier strike group, perform missile defense missions, maritime alert consisting of only surface ship units, Tomahawk attack missions, join Sasebo's 11th Amphibious Squadron and form the 7th Expeditionary Strike Group. In recent years, it has also implemented Operation Freedom of Navigation, a response to China's development of artificial islands in the South China Sea. A destroyer squadron in the US Navy is not a unit equivalent to a destroyer squadron of the former Japanese Navy or an escort squadron of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, but a unit equivalent to a destroyer squadron [Note 9] and an escort squadron. A Navy Captain of the Commodore class is appointed, and a Navy Captain is appointed as Deputy Commander.

• The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) is an Integrated Air Missile Defense (IAMD) destroyer with Aegis System Baseline 9C
• Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer "Benfold" (USS Benfold, DDG-65) - IAMD destroyer with Aegis System Baseline 9C
• Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Milius, DDG-69 - BMD Destroyer
• Arleigh Burke-class destroyer "Higgins" (USS Higgins, DDG-76) - BMD destroyer
• Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer "Howard" (USS Howard, DDG-83) - BMD destroyer
• Arleigh Burke-class destroyer "Dewey" (USS Dewey, DDG-105) - BMD destroyer
• The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) is a BMD destroyer.
• Arleigh Burke-class destroyer "Rafael Peralta" (USS Rafael Peralta, DDG-115) - BMD destroyer

Barry (DDG-52), Benfold (DDG-65) and Milius (DDG-69) are the main types of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Flight I and Higgins (DDG-69). 76). ) "Flight II". "Howard" (DDG-83), "Dewey" (DDG-105), "Ralph Johnson" (DDG-114), "Rafael Peralta" (DDG-115) - "Flight II A" for helicopters. Equipped with a hangar. , it can store up to two SH-60 Seahawks.

• Missile destroyer "Barry" DDG-52
• USS Benfold DDG-65 guided missile destroyer [Note 10]
• Missile destroyer Milius DDG-69
• Missile destroyer Higgins DDG-76
• Missile destroyer USS Howard DDG-83
• Missile destroyer "Dewey" DDG-105
• Missile destroyer "Ralph Johnson" DDG-114
• Missile destroyer Rafael Peralta DDG-115

Carrier Air Wing 5

• Carrier Air Wing 5, CVW-5 - flight code "NF".

• Combat Attack Squadron 102 (VFA-102 "Diamondbacks") - F/A-18F Super Hornet
• Combat Attack Squadron 27 (VFA-27 "King's Maces") - F/A-18E Super Hornet
• Combat Attack Squadron 115 (VFA-115 "Eagles") - F/A-18E Super Hornet
• Combat Attack Squadron 195 (VFA-195 "Dambusters") - F/A-18E Super Hornet [Note 11]
• Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141 "Shadowhawks") - EA-18G Growler [7]
• VAW-125 "TigerTails" (VAW-125 "TigerTails") -E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (deployed at Iwakuni Base)
• Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 (HSC-12 "Golden Falcons") - the MH-60S Nighthawk - is primarily responsible for search and rescue, transport and mine sweeping [8] .
• Marine Helicopter Attack Squadron 77 (HSM-77 "Saberhawks") - the MH-60R Seahawk - is primarily responsible for anti-submarine attack and anti-submarine warfare missions [9] .
• 5th Detachment, 30th Fleet Support Squadron (VRC-30 Det.5 "Providers") - C-2A Greyhound

• VFA-102 "Diamondbacks" F/A-18F Super Hornet
• VFA-27 "Royal Maces" F/A-18E Super Hornet
• VFA-115 "Eagles" F/A-18E Super Hornet
• VFA-195 Dam Busters F/A-18E Super Hornet
• VAQ-141 "Shadow Hawks" EA-18G Growler
• VAW-125 "Tigertailz" E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
• HSC-12 "Golden Falcons" MH-60S Nighthawk
• HSM-77 Saber Hawks MH-60R Sea Hawk
• VRK-30 Det.5 "Providers" C-2A Greyhound

1st Navy Special Forces Detachment

Naval Special Warfare Unit 1 (NSWU-1) is a unit within Naval Special Warfare Group ONE (NSWG-1), headquartered in Guam. Naval Special Warfare Group 1 is headquartered in Coronado, California.

In addition to the 1st Naval Special Warfare Unit (NSWU-1), the 1st Naval Special Warfare Group (NSWG-1) consists of 4 SEAL teams "SEAL Team 1/3/5/7" and the 1st Group, which will deployed 1 Logistics Support Unit (LOGSU-1) and 3rd Naval Special Warfare Group THREE (NSWU-3), headquartered in Bahrain.

7th Fleet Patrol Unit

The Seventh Fleet Patrol Reconnaissance Group (Seventh Fleet) is an anti-submarine, patrol and reconnaissance unit headquartered at Misawa Air Base. It includes the 1st Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing (CPRW-1). Deploy a detachment to Diego Garcia Island, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa

The patrol aircraft primarily used are the P-3 and its derivatives or successors, the P-8.

Western Pacific Depot Group

Logistics Group, Western Pacific, LOGWESTPAC is a Western Pacific logistics support division headquartered in Singapore. It consists of support vessels such as supply ships.

Submarine unit of the 7th Fleet

The headquarters of the Submarine Force of the Seventh Fleet (Seventh Fleet) is located at Yokosuka Naval Base. It owns the 15th Submarine Corps, which operates out of Guam Naval Station as its home port, and the submarine tender Frank Cable, which shares a base with its home port.

7th Fleet Amphibious Force/7th Expeditionary Strike Group

7th Fleet Landing Force/Expeditionary Strike Group 7, ESG-7 is the 7th Fleet's expeditionary strike group. During the operation, they will be joined by several guided-missile destroyers from Destroyer Squadron 15, Carrier Strike Group 5.

11th Airborne Squadron

Amphibious Squadron 11 11, PHIBRON 11 is equipped with one amphibious assault ship and three landing craft. Home port Sasebo Base

• America-class landing ship "America" ​​(USS America, LHA-6)
• San Antonio-class transport ship "New Orleans" (USS New Orleans, LPD-18)
• San Antonio-class amphibious transport ship "Green Bay" (USS Green Bay, LPD-20)
• Whidbey Island-class landing ship "Rushmore" (USS Rushmore, LSD-47)
• Whidbey Island-class landing ship "Ashland" (USS Ashland, LSD-48)

• Landing ship "America" ​​LHA-6
• Dock-type transport and landing ship "New Orleans" LPD-18
• Landing ship-dock "Green Bay" LPD-20
• Landing ship dock "Rushmore" LSD-47
• Landing ship dock "Ashland" LSD-48

Landing command ship of the 7th fleet

• The Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ship Blue Ridge (USS Blue Ridge, LCC-19) is the flagship of the 7th Fleet. Home port Yokosuka Naval facility.

• Amphibious command ship Blue Ridge LCC-19

7th mine squad

The 7th Mine Countermeasures Group is unorganized during normal times and reports to the 76th Operations Group.

• Avenger-class minesweeper "Patriot" (USS Patriot, MCM-7) - Homeport Sasebo base.
• Avenger-class minesweeper "Pioneer" (USSPioneer, MCM-9) - Base in the port of Sasebo.
• Avenger-class minesweeper "Warrior" (USS Warrior, MCM-10) - Sasebo port base.
• Avenger-class minesweeper "Chief" (USS Chief, MCM-14) - Homeport Sasebo base.

• Minesweeper "Patriot" MSM-7
• Minesweeper "Pioneer" MSM-9 [Note 12]
• Minesweeper "Ratnik" MSM-10
• Minesweeper "Chief" MSM-14 [Note 13]
• “Pioneer” and “Chief” were loaded onto heavy ships and sent to Sasebo. [Note 14]

7th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Pacific Command

Naval Expeditionary Force Pacific Command (Seventh Fleet) is a collection of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Coastal Riverine Force, and Construction units. The headquarters is located in Guam.

7th Fleet landing

The Seventh Fleet amphibious force consists of units of the United States Marine Corps. During peacetime, only the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3MEB) headquarters will have "Camp Courtney" in Uruma City, Okinawa Prefecture.

• The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31MEU) is stationed at Camp Hansen in Kincho, Kunigami Ward, Okinawa Prefecture, as a joint force that makes up the 7th Fleet amphibious force.

The above Marine Corps forces are under the command of United States Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) during normal times. When a unit belonging to the III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) or the 31st Marine Expeditionary Force (31MEU), which was assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3MEB), joins the 7th Marine Expeditionary Force (3MEB) fleet and operates. Amphibious detachment of the 7th Fleet (79th Operational Group). Operational control of the 7th Fleet Amphibious Team is led by the Commander, 7th Fleet, and unit control is led by the Marine Forces, Pacific Fleet (FMFPac). The Commander of the Marine Corps, Pacific Fleet, is also the Commander of the Pacific Marine Corps.

• 31 MEU will disembark from LCAC
• 31 MEU on board LCU

The US punished the oligarchs for Moscow's interference in the elections

In April 2022, the US Treasury struck Russian private companies for the first time. He imposed sanctions on 24 Russian businessmen from the previously published Kremlin Report. Among them were such influential oligarchs as Oleg Deripaska and Viktor Vekselberg. The assets of their companies in the United States are frozen, and Americans are prohibited from doing business with them.

Other ships

List of ships not listed above.

Naval Base Guam

Submarine Squadron 15, SUBRON 15

• Emory S. Land-class submarine "Emory S. Land" (USS Emory S. Land (AS-39))
• Emory S. Land-class submarine tender "Frank Cable" (USS Frank Cable, AS-40)
• Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine Key West (USS Key West, SSN-722)
• Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine Oklahoma City (USS Oklahoma City, SSN-723)
• Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine Asheville (USS Asheville, SSN-758)

"Key West" and "Oklahoma City" are Flight II types equipped with VLS for Tomahawk cruise missiles. "Asheville" - Flight III type with a submarine rudder (bow (retractable type) from the side of the sail).

• Submarine tender "Emory S. Land" AC-39 [Note 15]
• Submarine tender "Frank Cable" AS-40
• Nuclear submarine USS Key West SSN-722 [Note 16]
• Nuclear submarine Oklahoma City SSN-723

Aircraft of the Seventh Fleet

• FA-18E/F Super Hornet
• EA-18G Growler
• E-2C Hawkeye
• MH-60R Seahawk
• MH-60S Nighthawk
• SH-60F Ocean Hawk
• C-2A Greyhound
• R-3S Orion

Marine Helicopter Attack Squadron 51

• Marine Helicopter Strike Wing 51 (HSM-51 "Warlords") - MH-60R Seahawk - Helicopter Marine Strike Wing, Pacific Fleet, Pacific Fleet, COMHMWINGPAC To be stationed. Deployed on helicopter carriers of the 7th Fleet's Combat Task Force 70 (CTF-70), which is homeported at Yokosuka Naval Facility, such as the guided-missile cruiser USS Shilo and the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen. Tail code "TA" [10]. The SH-60F Sea Hawk, which was once painted green, was deployed on the HSM-51 and was responsible for transporting VIPs such as commanders. After leaving the SH-60F, this task is performed by the MH-60R. He was mainly stationed on the amphibious command ship Blue Ridge [11].

• HSM-51 "War Rose" MH-60R Seahawk
• HSM-51 "Warrose" SH-60F Sea Hawk [Note 17]

Ban on defense exports to Russia

In addition to personal and trade sanctions, the United States introduced a ban on the export of defense products, technologies and services to Russia. This was also a reaction to the use of chemical weapons against Alexei Navalny and Sergei Skripal. An exception is made only to support intergovernmental space cooperation. Commercial cooperation in space will be limited after a six-month transition period.

Successive commanders

The EU has introduced restrictive measures against sectors of the Russian economy

On July 31, 2014, sectoral sanctions were introduced by the EU in response to the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. They included the five largest Russian banks - Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Rosselkhozbank and VEB, which had limited access to EU capital markets. Later, Brussels introduced the same restrictions in relation to three oil companies, Transneft and Gazprom Neft - and three defense enterprises.

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1. From April to October 2004, 3rd Fleet flagship USS Coronado, AGF-11
   was the temporary flagship because Blue Ridge was docked.
2. Equipped October 1, 2015
3. Founded July 1, 2014
4. Antietam is an Aegis cruiser with enhanced air defense capabilities and the air defense command ship of an aircraft carrier strike group. "Shiloh" is a missile defense command ship. Additionally, missile defense control capability is not provided to Chancellorsville, which has upgraded its Aegis system to Baseline 9A. )
5. The rear of the Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) houses the George Washington (CVN 73) before a hull replacement, and carries Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5).
6. June 18, 2015 Additional rollout of Asian rebalancing.
7. The ship behind is the Maritime Self-Defense Force missile escort ship Kirishima (DDG-174).
8. You can see the 70th Operations Group (CTF-70) unit insignia on the side of the bridge. (Filmed in the Philippine Sea on June 18, 2016)
9. ↑ In
   the United States, the former Japanese Navy destroyer squadron is also translated as a destroyer squadron.
10. Filmed on March 4, 2016 at the Port of Guam Apra.
11. On May 11, 2011, VFA-195 returned to Atsugi after completing training to convert the model to the F/A-18E [1].
12. Photo from San Diego as home port before it was deployed to Sasebo. (Arabian Sea, photographed July 29, 2010)
13. The image is located at the port of call at Jinhae Naval Base in South Korea. (Photo taken October 19, 2014)
14. "Pioneer" and "Chief" are loaded onto a semi-submersible heavy ship and sent to Sasebo. (Taken at Yokosuka Naval Station at port of call on June 26, 2014)
15. Photo taken December 14, 2011.
16. The photo is from the era of the 3rd Submarine Fleet, which had a homeport at Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) on the island of Oahu Hawaii before being deployed to Naval Station Guam. (September 16, 2009)
17. Photo from the 51st Light Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, 3rd Detachment. (Photo taken June 25, 2007)

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The first package of sanctions for the poisoning of the Skripals

On August 27, 2022, new US sanctions for Russia's use of chemical weapons came into force. These punitive measures include a ban on sales of arms and other defense products to Russia, denial of access to US goods and technology of particular national security importance, and denial of US government loans, loan guarantees and other financial support.