Ships operate in the Bay of Bengal in support of exercise La Perouse 2021 [Image 5 of 6]

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

04.05.2021

Courtesy Photo

Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7     

BAY OF BENGAL (April 5, 2021) Ships operate in the Bay
of Bengal in support of exercise La Perouse 2021, April 5. La Perouse
consists of naval assets from Australia, France, India, Japan and the United
States. La Perouse is an exercise conducted during the annual French Navy
midshipman deployment called Mission Jeanne d'Arc. The exercise is designed
to conduct training, enhance cooperation in maritime surveillance, maritime
interdiction operations, and air operations. As the U.S. Navy's largest
forward-deployed fleet, 7th Fleet employs 50-70 ships and submarines across
the Western Pacific and Indian oceans. U.S. 7th Fleet routinely operates and
interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and
protect a free and open Indo-Pacific Region. (Photo courtesy asset by French
Navy/Released)

• Date Taken: 04.05.2021
• Date Posted: 04.05.2021 19:42
• Photo ID: 6585135
• VIRIN: 210406-N-NO824-0005
• Resolution: 2835x1890
• Size: 1.79 MB
• Location: U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY