“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. “It is great to be back in the South China Sea to reassure our allies and partners that we remain committed to freedom of the seas,” Carrier Strike Group Nine Commander Doug Verissimo said. #USNavy aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing #CVW11 conduct flight operations from #USSTheodoreRoosevelt after the #CVN71 carrier strike group's return to the South China Sea this week as part of a deployment.
This time, the TRCSG will carry out maritime strike exercises, anti-submarine operations, and rotary-wing flight operations while in the contested territory. In February, the same group performed dual-carrier drills in the area. This is the second time that the strike group has conducted operations in the South China Sea this year, parts of which are claimed by China, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The TRCSG resumed patrolling the highly disputed maritime territory on April 4. The US Navy confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that it has sent the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) to the South China Sea to conduct routine operations amid growing tensions over China’s expanded claims in the region.
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