Task Force 76

Task Force 76 / Amphibious Force U.S. Seventh Fleet / Expeditionary Strike Group SEVEN
Active1943 to present
CountryUnited States of America
BranchUnited States Navy
TypeExpeditionary Strike Group
RoleAmphibious Operations
Part ofUnited States Seventh Fleet
Garrison/HQWhite Beach Naval Facility
MottoForward From the Sea
FlagshipUSS Blue Ridge (AGC-2)
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19)
Commanders
Current
commander		RADM Brian Mutty
Notable
commanders		VADM Daniel E. Barbey

Expeditionary Strike Group SEVEN/Task Force 76 (Amphibious Force U.S. SEVENTH Fleet) is a United States Navy task force. It is part of the United States Seventh Fleet and the USN's only permanently forward-deployed expeditionary strike group. It is based at the White Beach Naval Facility at the end of the Katsuren Peninsula in Uruma City, Okinawa, Japan.

Originally stood up to handle the unique amphibious warfare requirements presented by the Pacific War, Commander, Task Force 76 (CTF 76) continues to conduct such operations throughout the U.S. Seventh Fleet area of operations, which includes the Western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

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