The Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group is once again operating in the South China Sea, amid a flurry of recent U.S. Navy activity in the Indo-Pacific region.
In a Tuesday news release, U.S. 7th Fleet said the CSG sailed into the South China Sea for “routine operations” on Sunday.
“Over the course of the strike group’s deployment, we have demonstrated our commitment to the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region by operating with our friends from Australia, India, Japan, Malaysia and South Korea,” Carrier Strike Group 9 commander Rear Adm. Doug Verissimo said in the release. “We look forward to continuing to sail together with all those that embrace our collective vision of security and stability in one of the most important regions in the world.”
The carrier strike group was in the South China Sea back in February, when it performed dual-carrier drills with the Nimitz CSG. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) left in December for its second deployment within a year.
Destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59) and guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) are also in the South China Sea, operating as part of the TR CSG. USS John Finn (DDG-113), which originally deployed with the carrier strike group, pulled into port in San Diego last week, capping off its first deployment, according to U.S. 3rd Fleet.
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The Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group is once again operating in the South China Sea, amid a flurry of recent U.S. Navy activity in the Indo-Pacific region.
In a Tuesday news release, U.S. 7th Fleet said the CSG sailed into the South China Sea for “routine operations” on Sunday.
“Over the course of the strike group’s deployment, we have demonstrated our commitment to the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region by operating with our friends from Australia, India, Japan, Malaysia and South Korea,” Carrier Strike Group 9 commander Rear Adm. Doug Verissimo said in the release. “We look forward to continuing to sail together with all those that embrace our collective vision of security and stability in one of the most important regions in the world.”
The carrier strike group was in the South China Sea back in February, when it performed dual-carrier drills with the Nimitz CSG. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) left in December for its second deployment within a year.
Destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59) and guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) are also in the South China Sea, operating as part of the TR CSG. USS John Finn (DDG-113), which originally deployed with the carrier strike group, pulled into port in San Diego last week, capping off its first deployment, according to U.S. 3rd Fleet.