SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, former commander of the San Diego-based destroyer USS Stockdale, has taken command of 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed fleet and most direct ...

The San Diego-based USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Makin Island in the South China Sea in 2021. Navy photo China’s “aggressive behavior” in the South China Sea, including the use of water canon by its ...

Five admirals have been nominated for a third star, including new fleet commanders for naval forces in the Western Pacific and the Middle East, the Pentagon announced last week. Current U.S. 7th Fleet ...

Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin has been relieved of his duty as the commander of the US 7th Fleet, based in Yokosuka, Japan, according to the Navy. This follows an incident Monday in which the guided-missile ...

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The Navy’s oldest operational warship, the flagship of the U.S. 7 th Fleet, steamed into its homeport last week after completing its first full patrol of the Indo-Pacific ...