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USS Dewey Sails a South China Sea FONOP Day After Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait

USS Dewey Sails a South China Sea FONOP Day After Destroyer Transits Taiwan Strait

Ens. Isabella Lanca, from Palm Springs, California, uses a telescopic alidade on the bridgewing as Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) conducts routine underway operations. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)

USS Dewey (DDG-105) completed a Freedom of Navigation Operation near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea Friday, U.S. 7th Fleet announced. Read More

People’s Liberation Air Force Drill with Chinese Carrier Shandong

People’s Liberation Air Force Drill with Chinese Carrier Shandong

CNS Shandong.JMSDF Photo

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force and Navy drilled with the Shandong Carrier Strike Group near Taiwan on Tuesday, according to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense (MND). In other developments, the Carl Vinson CSG, along with Australian and Canadian forces, will participate in drills for 12 days with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) as part of the JMSDF Annual Exercise 2023. Read More

Chinese Carrier Shandong Deploys, Operating Near Taiwan

Chinese Carrier Shandong Deploys, Operating Near Taiwan

CNS Shandong (17) underway on Sept. 10, 2023. JMSDF Photo

The People’s Liberation Army Navy carrier CNS Shandong (17) on Thursday deployed into the western Pacific for the third time this year while, on the same day, the U.S. accused China of conducting an unsafe intercept and released a video of the incident. China has also claimed a U.S. destroyer acted unprofessionally during an encounter around the Paracel Islands in August. Read More

USS Ronald Reagan Arrives in South Korea for Port Visit; China Protests Navy P-8A Flight Through Taiwan Strait

USS Ronald Reagan Arrives in South Korea for Port Visit; China Protests Navy P-8A Flight Through Taiwan Strait

BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct. 12, 2023) The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), arrives in Busan, Republic of Korea, for a routine port visit Oct. 12. U.S. Navy Photo

The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group arrived in South Korea on Thursday for a port visit after wrapping up drills with the Republic of Korea Navy ROKN and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force earlier this week. Meanwhile, a P-8A Poseidon flew through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, with China issuing a protest on the flight. Read More

U.S. Needs to Share More Tech, Intel with Allies, Says Wittman

U.S. Needs to Share More Tech, Intel with Allies, Says Wittman

Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Oyashio-class submarine with JMSDF destroyer JS Takanami (DD-110), U.S. Navy destroyer USS Higgins (DDG-76), Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH338) and JMSDF destroyer helicopter carrier JS Izumo (DDH-183) sail in formation in the South China Sea during exercise Noble Raven 22-2. Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Photo

U.S. laws covering technology sharing among America’s closest allies to meet the current military threats are overdue for reevaluation, the number two on the House Armed Services Committee said Thursday. Read More

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Shandong Back in South China Sea

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Shandong Back in South China Sea

CNS Shandong (17). JMSDF Photo

The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Shandong Carrier Strike Group returned to the South China Sea on Friday, according to a release by the Japanese Ministry of Defense. At the same time, five of the eight PLAN surface ships that had entered the Philippine Sea Monday via the Miyako Strait returned to the East China Sea Friday by the same route. Meanwhile, Western media outlets are reporting that Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu is under investigation for corruption and will likely be removed from office. Read More