Reverse image search reveals that the photos were originally taken in June 2017 in the Sea of Japan during routine training exercises by the US and Japan
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The post features two photos purportedly depicting a fleet of ships allegedly en route to the West Philippine Sea. One of the photos in the post was even used in an article published by the US Naval Institute Website entitled,There are no verified reports of a significant number of battleships arriving in the West Philippine Sea on June 14, the date when the Facebook post was published.
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