Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vice Adm. Patrick Hannifin, left, assumes command of the U.S. 7th Fleet at a ceremony in Yokosuka, Japan, on Nov. 13, replacing ...

Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin has been relieved of his duty as the commander of the US 7th Fleet, based in Yokosuka, Japan, according to the Navy. This follows an incident Monday in which the guided-missile ...

S. Korean defense chief meets U.S. 7th Fleet commander South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back (C, rear) talks with Vice ...

TOKYO (AP) -- The commander of the Navy's Asia-based 7th Fleet was dismissed Wednesday after a series of warship accidents raised questions about its operations in the Pacific. A two-sentence ...