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

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 7, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), front; the French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate FS Bretagne (D 655), front right; the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Montreal (FFH 336), front left; the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), middle left, USS Russell (DDG 59), back left, and USS Halsey (DDG 97), middle right; and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), back right, transit the South China Sea while aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 fly in formation in support of Valiant Shield 2024, June 7, 2024. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to...

Taken: 06.07.2024 | Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ikia Walker

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