Tag: South China Sea
Japan-based carrier USS Ronald Reagan enters South China Sea
The carrier will carry out flight operations, maritime strike exercises, and coordinated tactical training during its time in the contested region.
US destroyer challenges South China Sea claims with Spratly Islands FONOP
The freedom of navigation operation in South China Sea follows several such operations carried out by the US Navy in recent months.
US Navy stages this year’s first dual carrier operation in South...
The last time the US conducted dual carrier operations in the South China Sea was in July 2020.
US carrier Theodore Roosevelt enters South China Sea
US Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and ships from its carrier strike group entered the South China Sea on January...
US destroyer carries out week’s second South China Sea FONOP
US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) carried out its second freedom of navigation operation in the South China...
FONOP: US destroyer sails past China’s Spratly Island artificial reef
US Navy destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) challenged China's maritime claims in the South China Sea on Tuesday, sailing past...
South China Sea: US destroyer conducts FONOP near Paracel Islands
This is USS Mustin's second Paracel Islands FONOP this year, having conducted the first one in May this year.
US Navy now staging presence ops near South China Sea standoff
The standoff between Malaysia and China began last year after Malaysia started exploration activities off its coast.
US B-1B bombers fly South China Sea mission
The sortie came after Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning made a transit between two islands in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture on April 28.
US Navy big deck USS America stages flight ops in South...
US Navy's aviation-specialized amphibious assault ship USS America has staged flight operations with US Marine Corps aircraft, including the F-35B fifth-generation fighters,...
