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US Navy Carrier Strike Group in South China Sea Shadowed by PLAN Vessels.
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With a People's Liberation Army (Navy) vessel operating nearby [ed. note: a Type 815 electronic surveillance ship], an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, currently embarked aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), conducts routine flight operations during a replenishment at sea in the South China Sea. (U.S. Navy/MC3 Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago) |
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In recent months, other U.S. Navy ships have conducted similar events
in the 7th Fleet area of operations including the Arleigh
Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54),
USS Lassen (DDG 82), USS Preble (DDG 88) and USS McCampbell (DDG 85),
the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), the amphibious
dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), the Ticonderoga-class
guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), and the Freedom-class
littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3). JCSSG is the centerpiece of the Great Green Fleet, a year-long initiative highlighting the Navy’s efforts to transform its energy use to increase operational capability. The strike group is using energy efficiency measures, to include technologies and operational procedures, and alternative fuel in the course of its normal operations. JCSSG is on a regularly scheduled deployment to 7th Fleet. Associated units include USS Stennis with CVW-9 and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21 embarked, guided-missile destroyers USS Stockdale, USS Chung-Hoon, and USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), and guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay. CVW-9 consists of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 112, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 and Strike Fighter Squadrons (VFA) 151, 97, 41 and 14. |
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