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    P-8 operations in the South China Sea

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    U.S. Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in the South China Sea

    U.S. Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of...

    11.03.23 | PO1 Gregory Johnson | DS15
    SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 3, 2023) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) conducts routine underway operations....
    USS Gabrielle Giffords steams in formation with USS Dewey, JS Akebono

    USS Gabrielle Giffords steams in...

    10.17.23 | LTJG Rebecca Moore | COMDESRON7
    231017-N-UW931-2513 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 17, 2023) Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), rear, and the...
    Nimitz Conducts Flight Ops

    Nimitz Conducts Flight Ops

    05.09.23 | PO2 Joseph Calabrese | CVN68
    230509-N-MH015-1039 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 9, 2023) A U.S. Navy Sailor guides an aircraft onto a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier...
    7th Fleet Cruiser conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea

    7th Fleet Cruiser conducts Freedom of...

    11.29.22 | CPO Amanda Kitchner | USNF-7F
    221129-N-YS413-2006 SPRATLEY ISLANDS, South China Sea (Nov. 29, 2022) Seaman Robert Torres, from Orlando, Florida, scans for surface contacts on...
    USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), USS Shiloh (CG 67), USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Transit South China Sea

    USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), USS Shiloh (CG...

    11.04.21 | PO1 Tyler Fraser | CVN70
    211104-N-HH215-1322 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 4, 2021) Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS...
    Watch Standers on the Bridge

    Watch Standers on the Bridge

    06.15.21 | PO2 Jaimar Carson Bondurant | TF70CSF-5
    SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 15, 2021) – Seaman Jardin Keyser, from Suffolk, Va., conducts watch stander duties aboard the Arleigh Burke-class...
    Theodore Roosevelt and Makin Island Expeditionary Strike Force

    Theodore Roosevelt and Makin Island...

    04.09.21 | PO3 Faith McCollum |
    SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 9, 2021) – The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group transits in formation with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group...

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    Unprofessional Intercept of U.S. B-52 over South China Sea

    Unprofessional Intercept of U.S. B-52...

    10.24.23 | Courtesy Video | INDOPACOM
    231024-F-N0132-1000 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 24, 2023) A People’s Republic of China J-11 pilot executed an unsafe intercept of a U.S. Air Force...
    Unprofessional Intercept of U.S. aircraft over South China Sea

    Unprofessional Intercept of U.S. aircraft...

    05.26.23 | Courtesy Video | INDOPACOM
    A People's Republic of China J-16 fighter pilot performed an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver during the intercept of a U.S. Air Force RC-135...
    USS Dewey - Will to Fight

    USS Dewey - Will to Fight

    02.21.22 | PO1 Benjamin Lewis | DS15
    PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2022) Cmdr. Jermaine Brooms, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105),...
    USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Transits South China Sea

    USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Transits South...

    10.08.21 | PO2 Emily Bennett | CVN70
    211008-N-TY704-2001 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 8, 2021) Sailors conduct operations on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson...
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    USS SAVANNAH UNDERWAY SOUTH CHINA SEA

    USS SAVANNAH UNDERWAY SOUTH CHINA SEA

    12.06.24 | LTJG Kathryn Hopp | LCS-28
    241206-N-XB359-1001 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 6, 2024) – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) conducts routine...
    USS San Diego Holds the Navy-wide Advancement Exam

    USS San Diego Holds the Navy-wide...

    09.12.24 | PO2 Joshua Martinez | LPD-22
    SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sep. 12, 2024) Sailors participate in the Navy-wide advancement exam on the mess decks of amphibious transport dock ship USS San...
    USS San Diego Holds the Navy-wide Advancement Exam

    USS San Diego Holds the Navy-wide...

    09.12.24 | PO2 Joshua Martinez | LPD-22
    SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 12, 2024) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Alliyah Graves, from Antioch, California, participates in the Navy-wide advancement...
    USS San Diego Holds the Navy-wide Advancement Exam

    USS San Diego Holds the Navy-wide...

    09.12.24 | PO2 Joshua Martinez | LPD-22
    SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 12, 2024) Sailors participate in the Navy-wide advancement exam on the mess decks of amphibious transport dock ship USS San...
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    59 Featured Stories

    Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Conducts Maritime Operations in South China Sea

    Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Conducts...

    12.27.23 | ENS Valentine Mulango | CSG1
    U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 led by its flagship, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), is operating in the South...
    7th Fleet Cruiser conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea

    7th Fleet Cruiser conducts Freedom of...

    11.29.22 | CPO Amanda Kitchner | USNF-7F
    On November 29, 2022, USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands,...
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    Netherlands, U.S. naval forces conduct...

    05.29.24 | PO2 Ryan Brown | AFN-ROTA
    The Netherlands and United States’ navies conducted bilateral operations in the South China Sea, May 22. Participants included U.S. Navy...
    Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 4-30 – Richard D. Butler – "Introduction to the China Landpower Studies Center"

    Decisive Point Podcast – Ep 4-30 –...

    02.15.24 | Kristen Taylor | USAWC
    The China Landpower Studies Center will open in 2024. It is intended to be an approachable organization. It will tackle the complex and pressing...
    The Dragon’s Wing

    The Dragon’s Wing

    08.01.22 | Ernest Gunasekara-Rockwell | AUPAM
    Dr. Xiaobing Li, "The Dragon’s Wing: The People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s Strategy," Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs 5, no. 4...
    Winning in the South China Sea

    Winning in the South China Sea

    08.01.22 | Ernest Gunasekara-Rockwell | AUPAM
    LtCol Michal Carlson, USMC, "Winning in the South China Sea: Lessons Learned from Recent Wars Provide the Blueprint for the US Marine Corps to...
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