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The 7th Fleet participated in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, fighting in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. It proceeded to participate in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Afterwards, it conducted operations near North Vietnam, and participated in no major combat action until the Persian Gulf War, wherein it was placed under the command of NAVCENT (Naval Forces, U.S. Central Command). After the war ended, it was returned to the Pacific Fleet. Following the end of the Cold War, the two possible scenarios in which the 7th Fleet would be used would be in case of conflict in Korea or a conflict between Mainland ChinaAll islands except Hainan and Taiwan are invisible on the map. Mainland China ( or , pinyin: Zhongguo Dalu, lit. The Chinese Massive Landmass" or "Continental China"), is an informal geographical term which is usually synonymous with the area currently ad and TaiwanFor the political entity commonly known as "Taiwan," see Republic of China. The island of Taiwan ( Traditional: , Simplified: , Pinyin: Taiwn, Wade-Giles: T'ai-wan, Taiwanese: Tai-oan) is located off the coast of China in the Pacific Ocean. It is also kno in the Taiwan Straits.
At present it is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. fleets, with 50-60 ships, 350 aircraft and 60,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel. The Seventh Fleet, with the support of its Task Force Commanders, performs three major assignments:
Of the 50-60 ships typically assigned to Seventh Fleet, 18 operate from U.S. facilities in Japan and GuamThe Territory of Guam ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Territorial motto: Where America's Day Begins Official languages English, Chamorro, Japanese Capital Hagatna Chief of state George W. Bush Governor Felix Perez Camacho Area Total % water Ranked 202nd 549 kmē. These forward-deployed units represent the heart of Seventh Fleet. The 18 permanently forward-deployed ships of the US 7th Fleet are the centerpieces of American forward presence in Asia. They are 17 steaming days closer to locations in Asia than their counterparts based in the continental United States. It would take three to five times the number of rotationally based ships in the United States to equal the same presence and crisis response capability as these 18 forward deployed ships. On any given day, about 50 percent of Seventh Fleet forces are deployed at sea throughout the area of responsibility. The Seventh Fleet Command Ship is the USS Blue RidgeThe second USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19 is the lead ship of the Blue Ridge class of command ships of the United States Navy, named after the Blue Ridge Mountains, a series of ranges in the Appalachian Mountains of the easter US. The ship was commissioned on Nov, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. In 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, Blue Ridge entered dry dock and command responsibility was transferred temporarily to USS Coronado (AGF-11). Blue Ridge returned to duty 27 September 2004.