#desron 15

210628-N-HG846-1111 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: CORAL SEA (June 28, 2021) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) sails alongside Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Takanami-class destroyer JS Makinami (DD 112) in Coral Sea. Rafael Peralta is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Serianni)

220920-N-YQ181-1030 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 20, 2022) Liaison officers from Commander, Escort Division (CCD) 1, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), discuss surface-force maritime tactics with Lt. Jeffrey Lee from Wells, Maine, assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, in the sea combat watch floor aboard Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea. Ronald Reagan, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Askia Collins)

220920-N-YQ181-1034 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 20, 2022) Liaison officers from Commander, Escort Division (CCD) 1, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), discuss surface-force maritime tactics with Lt. Jeffrey Lee from Wells, Maine, assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, in the sea combat watch floor aboard Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea. Ronald Reagan, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Askia Collins)

USS Howard (DDG 83) arrives at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: YOKOSUKA, JAPAN (Aug. 16, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) arrives at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, Aug. 16, 2021, as one of the newest additions to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15. Howard is assigned to CTF-71/DESRON 15, the Navy's largest forward deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gregory N. Juday) 210816-N-KB666-1001

An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye assigned to the "Tigertails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 flies past the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Regan (CVN 76). by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: 200706-N-AJ005-1108 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 6, 2020) An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye assigned to the "Tigertails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 flies past the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Regan (CVN 76). The aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and their carrier strike groups are conducting dual carrier operations in the Indo-Pacific as the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cody Beam/Released)