3 SUPERCARRIERS - USS NIMITZ , USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT & USS RONALD REAGAN DEPLOYED TO COUNTER CHINA!
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In a massive show of naval force after about 3 years, three American supercarriers have converged in the Indo-Pacific waters.
The supercarrier and warships of their respective strike group are spread out across the Indo-Pacific.
The USS Nimitz strike group is in the Pacific off the US West Coast. The USS Theodore Roosevelt and its strike group is operating in the Philippine Sea near Guam.
The USS Ronald Reagan has left port in Japan and is operating in the Philippine Sea.
This is a rare event as 3 of the 10 Nimitz class supercarrier are now deployed in a relatively small region.
Viewers may also note that in practice 10 supercarriers are generally not simultaneously deployed in active patrol as they have to undergo scheduled maintenance, port visits, training, etc and this makes the current scenario even rarer.
The unusual convergence is seen as an attempt by the U.S to push back on China and guard Taiwan.
Rear Adm. Stephen Koehler, director of operations at Indo-Pacific Command,
“The ability to be present in a strong way is part of the competition. And as I always tell my guys here, you’ve got to be present to win when you’re competing. Carriers and carrier strike groups writ large are phenomenal symbols of American naval power. I really am pretty fired up that we’ve got three of them at the moment.”
In this video Defense Updates analyzes why US naval buildup in Indo-Pacific is a major warning to China?
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