Posted on Mar 3, 2016
The U.S. just sent a carrier strike group to confront China
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The U.S. Navy has dispatched a small armada to the South China Sea.
The carrier John C. Stennis, two destroyers, two cruisers and the 7th Fleet flagship have sailed into the disputed waters in recent days, according to military officials. The carrier strike group is the latest show of force in the tense region, with the U.S. asserting that China is militarizing the region to guard its excessive territorial claims.
The carrier John C. Stennis, two destroyers, two cruisers and the 7th Fleet flagship have sailed into the disputed waters in recent days, according to military officials. The carrier strike group is the latest show of force in the tense region, with the U.S. asserting that China is militarizing the region to guard its excessive territorial claims.
The U.S. just sent a carrier strike group to confront China
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I suspect this is a normal WESTPAC deployment, which happen all the time. It's noteworthy now because of how it can be seen as a response to the recent missile installations.
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Greg, the difference is that normally the Numbered Fleet Flagship is not with the CVSG...
SN Greg Wright
LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow - Commander, the Stennis is home ported in Washington (which makes me think this is a WESTPAC), and, as you know, the Blue Ridge is home ported in Japan -- so she'd be around anyway, albeit generally with the Washington. However, you might be right. God knows I've been wrong before, heh.
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All I can say is that in all my deployments, I never had a Numbered Fleet Flagship join us...
PO3 David Bishop
The blue ridge probably just crossed paths with the strike group on their way to their next port vist
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How else should we respond to their aggressive actions? We do need to back our allies there.
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PO3 Donald Murphy
Ummm...they hold a chunk of our debt, have "favored trading status" with us, etc. They ARE our ally. For all intents and purposes.
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Here we go. Sabre rattling on high. Very real for those on the front line. I hope cooler heads prevail.
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