A United States Navy Flattop Is Now Operating In The South China Sea


Source: forbes.com forbes.com
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Earlier this year, there had been speculation that the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4) would also be dispatched to the Middle East to join the build-up of U.S. military forces in the region. Currently, the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarriers USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), and the America-­­class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) are operating in the Arabian Sea. As of this week, the conventionally-powered vessel, with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is now in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in the South China Sea. However, it is a bit complicated. The…

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