Posted on Jan 22, 2022
US Navy challenges Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Was there a Special Training Class for "pissing people/countries off" or did you come by it naturally?
"Hong Kong (CNN)A United States Navy guided missile destroyer challenged Chinese claims of sovereignty in and around islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, with a Navy statement saying such claims violate international law and "pose a serious threat to the freedom of the seas."
The USS Benfold sailed around the Paracel Islands, known as the Xisha Islands in China, in what the Navy calls a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP), Lt. Mark Langford, spokesperson for the US 7th Fleet, said in the statement.
The Paracels are a collection of 130 small coral islands and reefs in the northwestern part of the South China Sea. They have no indigenous population to speak of, only Chinese military garrisons amounting to 1,400 people, according to the CIA
Factbook. "...
"Hong Kong (CNN)A United States Navy guided missile destroyer challenged Chinese claims of sovereignty in and around islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, with a Navy statement saying such claims violate international law and "pose a serious threat to the freedom of the seas."
The USS Benfold sailed around the Paracel Islands, known as the Xisha Islands in China, in what the Navy calls a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP), Lt. Mark Langford, spokesperson for the US 7th Fleet, said in the statement.
The Paracels are a collection of 130 small coral islands and reefs in the northwestern part of the South China Sea. They have no indigenous population to speak of, only Chinese military garrisons amounting to 1,400 people, according to the CIA
Factbook. "...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT (Join to see) I'm Pretty Sure the "Navy" (NSA) Didn't Hire Me because I'm an Incredibly Nice Guy!
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SGT Mary G.
SGT (Join to see) Interesting question you posed, lol.
For comparison, I made use of available "special training" - needed it for survival. Always do my best to not have to activate it - but outside forces determine need.
For comparison, I made use of available "special training" - needed it for survival. Always do my best to not have to activate it - but outside forces determine need.
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SGT Mary G. - Survival is #1... after completing mission. You do what you gotta do.
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They US Navy go it's real start over Freedom of Navigation issues , the Marines include that fight in thier him
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
1stSgt Nelson Kerr I Know My Father was a Marine, "Shores of Tripoli" I've got an Award for Attain Document I, II, III, Prairie Fire/El Dorado Canyon, I Arranged for Bombs to Fall on Tripoli.
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