DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (May 7, 2025) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) pulls into U.S. Navy Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, May 7. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry)
Rear Adm. Greg Newkirk turned over command of Task Force 70 and Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 to Rear Adm. Eric Anduze aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), June 10.
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Greg Newkirk, commander of Task Force 70, met with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Vice Adm. Yoshihiro Goka, commander of the Fleet Escort Force, in Yokosuka, Japan, as part of their commands’ annual staff talks, May 28, 2025.
