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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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    2,136 Featured Images

    USNS Charles Drew Replenishes USS Theodore Roosevelt

    USNS Charles Drew Replenishes USS...

    03.14.24 | Grady Fontana | MSCFE
    SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 14, 2024)—An EC-225 Super Puma helicopter from dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) approaches the...
    USNS Charles Drew Replenishes USS Theodore Roosevelt

    USNS Charles Drew Replenishes USS...

    03.14.24 | Grady Fontana | MSCFE
    SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 14, 2024)—An EC-225 Super Puma helicopter from dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) approaches the...
    USS William P. Lawrence Foundational Leadership Development Course Graduation

    USS William P. Lawrence Foundational...

    01.19.24 | PO2 Tristan Cookson | CSG1
    240119-N-CD319-2011 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 19, 2024) Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110)...
    USS William P. Lawrence Damage Control Drill

    USS William P. Lawrence Damage Control Drill

    01.19.24 | PO2 Tristan Cookson | CSG1
    240119-N-CD319-1050 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 19, 2024) Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Apprentice Jamadi Dupree, from Charleston, South Carolina,...
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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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    9 Featured Audio

    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...
    The Growing Importance of Vietnam to India’s South China Sea Policy

    The Growing Importance of Vietnam to...

    04.01.22 | Ernest Gunasekara-Rockwell | AUPAM
    India has proactively engaged in the South China Sea, notably via boosting its naval presence and forging ties with Vietnam despite China·s...
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