02/11/2025
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, center right, along with, left to right, Vice Adm. Hiroshi ITO, Commandant, Yokosuka District, Vice Adm. Akira SAITO, Commander in Chief, Self-Defense Fleet, and Rear Adm. Carl Lahti, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan, Navy Region Japan, cut a decorated cake during a holiday reception aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 9. 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 Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan M. Breeden)