"The USS America (LHA-6) is steaming into the South China Sea, where a Chinese survey ship along with its Chinese Coast Guard escorts are currently locked in a standoff with Malaysia.
Reports said the amphibious assault ship was carrying a combat element of at least five Marine F-35B Lightning II fighters as well as MV-22Bs tiltrotors and CH-53 helicopters. The USS Theodore Roosevelt, which was deployed around the waters earlier as a countervailing influence to Chinese actions, is now docked in Guam after coronavirus infections spread among its crew. That probably explains the decision to send the USS America in a show of solidarity with Malaysia and Vietnam, which have been alarmed by the latest aggressive actions by China.
China's People's Liberation Army-Navy recently sailed a flotilla led by its aircraft carrier Liaoning into the Pacific Ocean on April 13, taking advantage of the power vacuum created as U.S. Navy carriers including the USS Theodore Roosevelt was hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The actions were seen as broadcasting to the world the success of Chinese defense forces in containing the coronavirus, while the U.S. Navy struggled with the problem."
Amphibious Assault Ship USS America Steaming Into South China Sea Amid Fresh Provocation By China
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I said “oh no” aloud when I read that.
all military Qreeps -
look at this thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3837587/posts?page=1