Freedom of navigation operation

U.S. Destroyer Conducts Second Freedom of Navigation Operation off Venezuela in a Month

Lt. j.g Alexander Fanning uses a radar system in the pilothouse of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG-91) on May 28, 2020. US Navy Photo

A U.S. guided-missile destroyer conducted a freedom of navigation operation off the coast of Venezuela, U.S. Southern Command announced on Wednesday.

USS Pinckney (DDG-91) “challenged Venezuela’s excessive maritime claim in international waters,” according to the statement from SOUTHCOM.
“[Venezuela] improperly claims excessive...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/16/u-s-destroyer-conducts-second-freedom-of-navigation-operation-off-venezuela-in-a-month

USS Nitze Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation off Venezuela

USS Nitze (DDG-94) steams through the Gulf of Aden on June 14, 2019. US Navy Photo

A U.S. guided-missile destroyer conducted a freedom of navigation operation off the coast of Venezuela, U.S. Southern Command announced on Tuesday.

USS Nitze (DDG-94) steamed in Venezuela’s exclusive economic zone outside of its territorial sea, according to the SOUTHCOM statement.

“The U.S. Navy ship conducted the operation in international waters outside Venezuela’s 12 nautical mile territorial jurisdiction,”...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/23/uss-nitze-conducts-freedom-of-navigation-operation-off-venezuela

New Air Bases, Baby Cabbage Key to Chinese Long-Term Claims on South China Sea

March 27, 2020 image of a Chinese Installation on Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea. CSIS Image

China is tightening its grip on disputed claims in the South China Sea by beefing up its military capability and planting the seeds of long-term habitability on the artificial islands at the core of its regional economic influence strategy.

Last week, Taiwanese officials warned of the threat posed by a Chinese air defense identification zone (ADIZ), according to press reports, including an...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/03/new-air-bases-baby-cabbage-key-to-chinese-long-term-claims-on-south-china-sea

USS Montgomery Conducts First 2020 FONOP in South China Sea

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) operates in the South China Sea. Navy photo

Over the weekend, Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery (LCS-8) conducted a freedom of navigation operation through waters near the Spratly Islands claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam, the Navy said.

Montgomery, an Independence-variant LCS, steamed past the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Saturday, according to a statement released by U.S. 7th Fleet. Montgomery’s FONOP is...

https://news.usni.org/2020/01/28/uss-montgomery-conducts-first-2020-fonop-in-south-china-sea

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