CTF 70 hosts Royal Australian Navy Supply Sailors aboard USS Ronald Reagan

ByPettyOfficer2ndClassAskiaCollins

Commander Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5

PHILIPPINE SEA Commander, Task Force 70 hosted culinary and logistics specialist sailors from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS RonaldReagan(CVN76)fromMay12-19

Sailors from RAN sailed aboard Ronald Reaganfortheweektoexchangeknowledge withU.S.NavySailorsintheircareerfield.

“I’mproudtohavehostedahighlyprofessional and motivated group of Royal Australian Navy sailors,” said Rear Adm. Buzz Donnelly, commander,Task Force 70 “They all excelled in representing their Navy, their country and their culture with outstanding expertise enthusiasm, and passion for the important role that they provide in naval service.

The RAN sailors each support the maritime supply mission as culinary specialists andsupplychainmanagement.

“Working here on the aircraft carrier has been an eye-opening experience,” said RAN Able Seaman Amanda Ward, from Injune, Queensland, Australia. “The ship I work on HMASSupply isarefuelingshipwitharound 180to200people I’velearnedalotinashort time about the massive amount of work it takestosupplyashiplikeRonaldReaganand takecareofacrewthislarge.”

The U.S. Navy and RAN have worked closelyaspartnersforover80years OnMarch15,2023ViceAdm.KarlThomas, U.S. 7th Fleet, celebrated the 80th anniver-

PHILIPPINE SEA(May18,2023)

RearAdm.Michael“Buzz”Donnelly,center,Commander,Task Force (CTF) 70 poses fora photowith supplydepartment Sailors ofhis staffand sailors from the RoyalAustralian Navy(RAN) on the flight deckofthe U.S.Navy’s onlyforward-deployed aircraft carrierUSS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76),May18 CTF70 is forward deployed to the 7th Fleet area ofoperations in support ofa free and open Indo-Pacific.(U.S.NAVYPHOTOBYMASS COMMUNICATIONSPECIALIST2NDCLASSASKIACOLLINS) saryoftheformationof7thFleetinBrisbane, AustraliawheretheU.S.Fleetwasformed.

U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open

70 and the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation conducting routine operations in support of a free and openIndo-Pacific

Nimitz Carrier Strike Group arrives in Sasebo, Japan

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Nimitz (CVN 68) and units from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 arrived in Sasebo Japan,forascheduledportvisit,May19

Nimitz arrived in Sasebo after most recently conducting operations in the South China Sea, a port visit to Laem Chabang, Thailand, and operations in the Philippine Sea

“For over 70 years, since the beginning of ourformalalliancein1951withtheTreatyof Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, the partnershipbetweenourtwocountrieshasbeenthe cornerstone of stability and security in the Indo-Pacificregion, saidRearAdm.Christopher Sweeney, commander, CSG 11 Thank you for hosting our Carrier Strike Group to your fabulous and beautiful country We lookforwardtoparticipatinginprofessional engagements while meeting Sasebo’s amazing people and experiencing its locales and culture.”

Over5,000CSG11Sailorswillenjoyavariety of cultural and recreational excursions hosted by morale welfare, and recreation (MWR), and enjoy Sasebo and neighboring citiesinNagasakiprefecture CSG 11 is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet conductingroutineoperations U.S.7thFleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preservingafreeandopenIndo-Pacificregion.