U.S. Deployed Carrier Strike Group to South China Sea
United States dispatched a carrier strike group to the South China Sea. The Washington Post reported that the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) and its Air Wing accompanied by two Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Stockdale (DDG-106) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), flanked by two Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG-54) and USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) and the command ship USS Blue Ridge, the floating headquarters of the Japan-based 7th fleet flagship have sailed into the disputed waters in recent days. Many experts see this move as a full commitment of the U.S. Navy and Defense Department to safe guard the freedom of navigation in the region-News