76 and assigned units directly participated in 12 bi-lateral exercises including Balikatan, Amphibious Landing Exercise, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Exercise in the Republic of the Philippines, Cobra Gold in Thailand, Foal Eagle, Clear Horizon and Korean Interoperability Training Program in the Republic of Korea, Valiant Shied, Terminal Fury and Keen Sword in Japan. Forward-deployed CTF 76 ships and commands CTF 76 consists of the following units: U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan Amphibious Squadron ELEVEN USS New Orleans (LPD-18) Mine Countermeasure Squadron SEVEN Naval Beach Unit SEVEN Assault Craft Unit ONE, Detachment Western Pacific Assault Craft Unit FIVE, Detachment Western Pacific Beach Master Unit ONE, Detachment Western Pacific Okinawa, Japan Fleet Surgical Team SEVEN Tactical Air Squadron TWELVE, Detachment Western Pacific Pohang, Republic of Korea Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14, Detachment ONE Guam, United States Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron TWO FIVE Transiting Amphibious Ready Groups United States-based Amphibious Ready Groups which pass through the U.S. Seventh Fleet area of operations fall under the operational control of CTF 76. Task Force / Amphibious Group Commanders to present References Command History, Seventh Amphibious Force, 10 January 1943 – 23 December 1945 MacArthur's Amphibious Navy ~ Seventh Amphibious Force Operations 1943–1945, Vice Admiral Danie E. Barbey, USN (Ret), 1969 Action Report – Iwo Jima, February, 1945 Navy amphibious force welcomes new commander – Date: 7/28/2003 Task Force 76 Holds Change of Command in Okinawa – Date: 10/22/2004 ESG 7/CTF 76 Changes Command – Date: 11/27/2006 Amphibious Force 7th Fleet Changes Command – Date: 6/23/2008 Amphibious Force, US 7th Fleet Holds Change of Command Ceremony – Date: 9/10/2013 Amphibious Force US 7th Fleet Holds Change of Command – Date: 8/31/2015 Amphibious Force 7th Fleet Changes Command - Date: 8/03/2016 New commander of Navy 7th Fleet’s amphibious forces takes over - Date: 1/24/2018 External links Commander Task Force 76 News Task Force 76/Expeditionary Strike Group 7 - [Link no longer functioning] Papers of John M. Lee, commanded the Amphibious Force of the Seventh Fleet in the Pacific, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library United States Navy task forces Military units and formations established in the 1940s