U.S. Vinson Carrier Strike Group Drills with Japanese Force in South China Sea

U.S. Naval Institute ^ | November 8, 2021 | Dzirhan Mahadzir

[Retain Mike]

KUALA LUMPUR – While the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) has departed the Western Pacific, there is still a significant amount of maritime activity from deployed naval groups. The main body of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Indo-Pacific Deployment 2021 (IPD21) task group, which includes JMSDF helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) and JS Murasame (DD101), carried out joint training in the South China Sea with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group from Oct. 29 through Nov. 3. The American CSG includes carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW 2), cruisers USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) and USS Shiloh, (CG-67) and destroyer USS Milius (DDG-69).

[Retain Mike]

Kaga is the name of one of the carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor. This helicopter carrier is almost exactly the same size.

[BBQToadRibs2]

How soon before China starts screaming how appalled they are about our warmongering in their territorial waters?

[InsidiousMongo]

At least it would be fighting with us against China. While we are naming ships after older WWII vessels, I wanna see a, Hornet, Midway, Coral Sea and Saratoga CVN someday.

[17th Miss Regt]

In 3, 2, 1, ....

[KC_Lion]

Ping

[Little Ray]

The PRC is not going to protest.
Their PLA testing targeting for their anti-ship IRBMs.

[Repeal The 17th]

I have a particular fondness for CVN-70.

[OldWarBaby]

Don’t forget ENTERPRISE-—I helped repair the last one after McCain’s buds tried to sink the last one-——