{"id":40806,"date":"2017-08-28T19:19:45","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T19:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/28\/new-7th-fleet-head-arrives-in-japan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:48:13","slug":"new-7th-fleet-head-arrives-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/08\/28\/new-7th-fleet-head-arrives-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"New 7th Fleet head arrives in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The new leader of the Navy\u2019s troubled 7th Fleet has arrived in Yokosuka, Japan, after assuming command Wednesday, according to a Navy release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer replaces fellow three-star Joseph Aucoin, who was relieved last week after a second fatal collision involving one of his ships claimed the lives of 10 sailors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The destroyer McCain suffered a collision Aug. 21 with an oil tanker near Singapore. Less than two months before that, another commercial vessel struck the destroyer Fitzgerald off Japan, leading to the drownings of seven sailors.<\/p>\n\n\n\t