Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 and CVW 9 fly over the Philippine Sea on Jan. 22, 2022. Operating as part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, units assigned to Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups, Essex and America Amphibious Ready Groups, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. US Navy Photo
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70);
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72);
USS America (LHA-6);
USS Essex (LHD- 2);
USS Mobile Bay (CG-53);
USS Lake Champlain (CG -57);
USS Spruance (DDG-111);
USS Chafee (DDG-90);
USS Gridley (DDG-101);
JS Hyuga (DDH-181).
"Nothing reaffirms our commitment to a free and open Indo Pacific like [two] Carrier Strike Groups, [two] Amphibious Ready Groups sailing alongside our close friends from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force,โ said Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet