The U.S. Navy 7th
Fleet's Area of Responsibility encompasses more than 48
million square miles (more than 124 million square
kilometers) in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region ... from the
Kuril Islands in the north to the Antarctic in the south,
and from the International Date Line to the 68th meridian
east, which runs down from the India-Pakistan border.
The area includes 36 maritime
countries and the world's five largest foreign armed forces
... People's Republic of China, Russia, India, North Korea
and Republic of Korea. Five of the seven U.S. Mutual Defense
Treaties are with countries in the area ... Republic of the
Philippines, Australia and New Zealand, Republic of Korea,
Japan, and Thailand.
At any given time, there are 50-70
ships, 140 aircraft and 40,000 Navy and Marine Corps
personnel assigned to the fleet. This includes forces
operating from bases in Japan and Guam and
rotationally-deployed forces based in the United States.
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet (C7F), is embarked aboard USS Blue
Ridge (LCC 19), forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. The
flagship commands and controls the fleet, and fosters
military-to-military relationships through scheduled port
visits and military exercises.
U.S. Navy video by 7th Fleet Public
Affairs - December 2016 Video edited by USA Patriotism!
