The U.S. sent one of its 11 aircraft carriers to the Philippine Sea, while another was at Yokosuka naval base in Japan.
The United States has deployed the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson to the Philippine Sea, a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean, as China conducted military exercises near Taiwan earlier this week.All three of China's aircraft carriers remained pierside, including two 'flattops' that are operational but did not join the war games near Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory.
In mid-November, the aircraft carrier left the waters of the Middle East. It had been operating in the region since late August, when the Pentagon retasked it from its scheduled Seventh Fleet deployment in the Western Pacific Ocean amid tensions between Israel and Iran.USS Ronald Reagan: Eastern Pacific OceanPhotos published by the U.S. Navy showed the Ronald Reagan was in the Third Fleet's operating area on Wednesday.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Map Shows US and China's Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This WeekAn American aircraft carrier has arrived near the Korean Peninsula for an exercise with Japan and South Korea.
Read more »
Map Shows US and China's Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This WeekAn American aircraft carrier has returned to its home port in Japan for a forward deployment.
Read more »
Map Shows US and China's Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This WeekThe U.S. Navy has positioned three of its aircraft carriers in the Western Pacific Ocean this week.
Read more »
Map Shows US Air Force Deploying 'Nuke Sniffer' AircraftThe WC-135R Constant Phoenix can detect radioactive 'clouds' by collecting air samples from the atmosphere.
Read more »
Map Shows US Navy Carrier Strike Group Arriving in South China SeaAn American aircraft carrier visited Malaysia while its three destroyer escorts docked in Singapore and Thailand.
Read more »
Video Shows China Spy Ship Watching US Aircraft CarrierThe ship, which specializes in electronic and signals intelligence collection, was seen monitoring a U.S.-Japan-South Korea exercise in the East China Sea.
Read more »