China sent 13 and 15 military planes one after another to intrude into my southwest air defense identification zone on the 23rd and 24th. Chinese semi-official agencies announced the suspected presence of USS Roosevelt in the South China Sea; the U.S. military confirmed this, the USS Roosevelt strike group had arrived in the South China Sea on the 23rd, and the U.S. side also announced the superb lineup this Time, to which the ship’s officials said, “Our actions represent our commitment.”
The official website of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command released a message that the USS Roosevelt (CVN 71) and a strike group of other ships had arrived in the South China Sea on the 23rd, including the U.S. Navy’s 11th Carrier Wing (CVW-11), the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (USS Bunker Hill CG-52), Destroyer Squadron 23, the destroyer USS Russell (USS Russell DDG-59), and the destroyer USS John Finn.
In addition, the USS Roosevelt’s forces include the 31st Combat Attack Aircraft Squadron (VFA-31), 87th Combat Attack Aircraft Squadron (VFA-87), 146th Combat Attack Aircraft Squadron (VFA-146), 154th Combat Attack Aircraft Squadron (VFA-154), Naval Carrier Airborne Warning Squadron 115 (VAW-115), 142nd Electronic Warfare Flight (VAQ-142), the 75th Helicopter Maritime Assault Squadron (HSM-75), the 8th Maritime Combat Helicopter Squadron (HSC-8), and the 30th Fleet Logistics Transportation and Replenishment Squadron (VRC-30).
“Our actions represent our commitment to maintaining security and stability in the region,” said Eric Anduze, command systems officer for the USS Roosevelt. The 7th Fleet is the largest forward-deployed fleet in the U.S. Navy, with 50 to 70 warships and submarines in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean; it interacts with 35 maritime nations while carrying out its mission to “preserve and protect the free and open Indo-Pacific region.
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