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A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off during flight operations aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean, May 2, 2026.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry)

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off during flight operations aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4), May 2, 2026.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Yoel Rhe, a scout team leader with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, scans for vessels aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) April 26, 2026.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Helms)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Yoel Rhe, a scout team leader with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, scans for vessels aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) April 26, 2026.

Sailors assigned to Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System 4 return to USS Ashland (LSD 48) after visiting a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ShinMaywa US-2 aircraft, April 27, 2026.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John B. Hetherington)

Sailors assigned to Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System 4 return to USS Ashland (LSD 48) after visiting a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ShinMaywa US-2 aircraft, April 27, 2026.

Sailors assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transport ordnance in the ship’s magazine, May 2, 2026.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dustin Drake)

Sailors assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transport ordnance in the ship’s magazine, May 2, 2026.

U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit climb a cable ladder in the well deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), May 4, 2026.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez)

U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit climb a cable ladder in the well deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), May 4, 2026.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Samuel Torres, a logistics specialist with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads an M240B machine gun during a live-fire range aboard USS Comstock (LSD 45), May 6, 2026.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Oliver Nisbet)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Samuel Torres, a logistics specialist with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads an M240B machine gun during a live-fire range aboard USS Comstock (LSD 45), May 6, 2026.

Ships from the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy steam in formation during a group sail.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Manuel A. Serrano)

Ships from the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy steam in formation during a group sail.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edgar Navalopez, left, a cannoneer, and Sgt. Bryan Avalos, a section chief, both with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand post aboard USS Portland (LPD 27), May 2 , 2026.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Avery Wayland)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Edgar Navalopez, left, a cannoneer, and Sgt. Bryan Avalos, a section chief, both with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand post aboard USS Portland (LPD 27), May 2 , 2026.

USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the Surigao Strait, April 26, 2026.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dustin Drake)

USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the Surigao Strait, April 26, 2026.

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Ryan Clugston directs a U.S. Army Light Mobility Transport Vehicle, on Landing Craft, Air Cushion 62 during Typhoon Sinlaku relief efforts, April 25, 2026.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sheryssa Dodard)

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Ryan Clugston directs a U.S. Army Light Mobility Transport Vehicle, on Landing Craft, Air Cushion 62 during Typhoon Sinlaku relief efforts, April 25, 2026.

A landing craft, air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, transports a U.S. Army Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck, from Naval Base Guam to USS Portland (LPD 27), April 27, 2026.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Adam Bishop)

A landing craft, air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, transports a U.S. Army Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck, from Naval Base Guam to USS Portland (LPD 27), April 27, 2026.

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan following a patrol in the Indo-Pacific region, April 23, 2026.
U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan following a patrol in the Indo-Pacific region, April 23, 2026.

U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) returns to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan following a patrol in the Indo-Pacific region, April 23, 2026.

ESG 7 News
DESRON 7, Task Force Ashland complete Balikatan 2026 Multinational Maritime Event
May 4, 2026

Blue Ridge Returns to Yokosuka After Spring Patrol
April 27, 2026

Balikatan 2026: DESRON-7, Task Force Ashland Commence Multinational Maritime Event
April 23, 2026

USS Blue Ridge conducts consecutive combined maritime operations with allies in Western Pacific Ocean
April 23, 2026

Australia, Canada, and U.S. conduct multilateral operations in South China Sea
April 20, 2026

Australia, Philippine, U.S. forces conduct multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity
April 12, 2026

USS Blue Ridge departs Laem Chabang, Thailand
March 30, 2026

Blue Ridge visits Laem Chabang, Thailand
March 26, 2026
ESG 7 Units

Amphibious Squadron Eleven

PHIBRON 11

   

Destroyer Squadron Seven

DESRON 7

   

USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)

USS Blue Ridge

USS Tripoli

   

USS New Orleans (LPD 18)

USS New Orleans

   

USS San Diego

USS Rushmore

   

USS Miguel Keith

   

USS John L. Canley

Tactical Squadron 12

   

Navy Beach Unit 7

Naval Beach Unit 7

   

Fleet Surgical Team 7

Fleet Surgical Team 7

   

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