DESRON 15 is comprised of 1 employees with two very important and distinct missions. First, DESRON 15 serves as Commander, Job Drive (CTF) 71, seventh Fleet’s Theater Floor Warfare Commander. DESRON 15 additionally offers floor warfare assist to Ronald Reagan’s Provider Strike Group (CSG) 5, directing maritime strike operations and managing the anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare operations of the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers hooked up to CSG 5.
“I’ve been deployed to the Western Pacific many occasions over the past 20 years and the only greatest change I’ve seen on this patrol has been the elevated integration of Allies and companions,” mentioned Capt. Justin Harts, DESRON 15 deputy commodore and Ronald Reagan CSG sea fight commander. “Western Pacific nations appear extra keen than ever to function as a mixed pressure with the USA. I feel they understand the worth these operations carry to regional stability and wish to do their half. It’s been nice watching our Sailors so seamlessly combine with accomplice navies for a typical purpose.”
Along with overseas employees embarkations, ships from Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and the U.Okay. all joined the Ronald Regan CSG throughout routine safety and stability operations within the Western Pacific since departing from Commander, Fleet Actions Yokosuka (CFAY) on Might 20.
DESRON 15 management have labored to stability the obligations of seventh Fleet’s principal floor combatant pressure with assist to the Navy’s solely forward-deployed service strike group, rotating personnel often between the Theater Floor Warfare Commander staff ashore and the embarked Sea Fight Commander staff underway on Ronald Reagan.
DESRON 15 embarked employees supplied their experience within the administration and execution of the CSG’s participation in quite a few workout routines all through the Indo-Pacific area to incorporate a number of trilateral occasions with Japanese Maritime Self Protection Drive and Republic of Korea Navy, Malabar 2022, and Eager Sword 2023.
“I’m very happy with the underway staff and their efficiency as Sea Fight Commander,” mentioned Capt. Walter Mainor, commander, CTF 71/DESRON 15. “They promoted and supplied theater safety and security, preserved and maintained free commerce within the sea lanes and have been ambassadors of goodwill. For every mission they exceeded expectations and carried out brilliantly. As all the time, the love and assist from households again dwelling give the extra power wanted to keep up the best degree of efficiency and readiness.”
CTF 71/ DESRON 15 is the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. seventh Fleet’s principal Floor Combatant Drive. CTF 71/DESRON 15’s mission is to plan, direct, monitor, and assess all theater floor warfare operations within the Western Pacific and supply command oversight for the 9 ahead deployed U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers: USS Barry (DDG 52), USS Benfold (DDG 65), USS Milius (DDG 69), USS Higgins (DDG 76), USS Howard (DDG 83), USS Shoup (DDG 86), USS Dewey (DDG 105), USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), and USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115).
