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USS Normandy CO Relieved Over Misconduct Allegations

USS Normandy (CG-60), pictured, steams alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG-61) during a formation transit as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 25, 2022. US Navy Photo

The commander of a guided-missile cruiser assigned to the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group has been relieved from his position due to allegations of misconduct, USNI News has learned.

Capt. Simon McKeon was relieved as commander of USS Normandy (CG-60) because of Carrier...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/08/uss-normandy-co-relieved-over-misconduct-allegations

Destroyer USS Milius Performs Taiwan Strait Transit

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer conducts a routine transit through the Taiwan Strait Nov. 22, 2021. U.S. Navy Photo

A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer moved through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the service announced.

A spokesperson for U.S. 7th Fleet confirmed to USNI News that USS Milius (DDG-69) initiated the transit on Monday and finished on Tuesday.

“Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Nov. 23 (local time)...

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/23/destroyer-uss-milius-performs-taiwan-strait-transit

Destroyer Makes 7th U.S. Navy Taiwan Strait Transit in 2021

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) transits the Taiwan Strait while conducting routine underway operations. US Navy Photo

A U.S. guided-missile destroyer moved through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, marking the seventh transit of the waters this year by an American warship.

Destroyer USS Benfold (DDG-65) performed the transit, U.S. 7th Fleet announced.

“The ship’s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open...

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/28/destroyer-makes-7th-u-s-navy-taiwan-strait-transit-in-2021

SECDEF Austin Headed to Southeast Asia as Tensions Flare in South China Sea

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley speak during a press conference held in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., July 21, 2021. DoD Photo

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will travel to Southeast Asia later this week, as China increased protests of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific and enflamed territorial disputes with nations bordering the South China Sea.

Austin’s visit will include stops in Singapore,...

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/21/secdef-austin-headed-to-southeast-asia-as-tensions-flare-in-south-china-sea

Navy Denies Chinese Forces Chased Away Destroyer During FONOP

USS Benfold (DDG-65) in the South China Sea US Navy Photo

The U.S. Navy has denied China’s claim that its military chased an American warship out of the South China Sea.

The statement from the Navy comes after one of its guided-missile destroyers performed a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea on Monday. The People’s Liberation Army claimed it “drove away” USS Benfold (DDG-65), according to a Reuters report.

“The [People’s Republic of China]’s statement about this mission is...

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/12/navy-denies-chinese-forces-chased-away-destroyer-during-fonop

U.S. 7th Fleet Denies Chinese Claim American Destroyer Was ‘Expelled’ from South China Sea Island Chain

USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) on May 20, 2021. US Navy Photo

U.S. Navy officials are denying a guided-missile destroyer conducting a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea was “expelled” from the Paracel Island Chain on Thursday.

USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54), “asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law,” according to a statement from U.S. 7th Fleet.

Claimed by China, Vietnam and Taiwan, the Paracels have been under...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/20/u-s-7th-fleet-denies-chinese-claim-american-destroyer-was-expelled-from-south-china-sea-island-chain

Destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur Transits Taiwan Strait

Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Apprentice Yazzmine Dixon, from Chicago, steers the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54). Curtis Wilbur is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. US Navy photo.

A U.S. destroyer moved through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, the Navy announced.

“The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) conducted a routine...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/25/destroyer-uss-curtis-wilbur-transits-taiwan-strait

Destroyer USS John McCain Conducts FONOP; Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the South China Sea

USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) transits through South China Sea on Feb. 5, 2021. US Navy Photo

A day after transiting the Taiwan Strait, a U.S. guided-missile destroyer conducted a freedom of navigation operation in the Paracel Island chain in the South China Sea, U.S. 7th Fleet announced on Friday.

USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) passed through the Paracel Island chain, conducting an innocent passage past the islands that are largely controlled by China but claimed by Beijing, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Under...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/05/destroyer-uss-john-mccain-conducts-fonop-nimitz-carrier-strike-group-in-the-south-china-sea

Destroyer USS John McCain Transits Taiwan Strait While Chinese Warships Watched

Seaman Frank Medina, from Dallas, Texas, scans the horizon while standing on the bridge wing aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) in the Taiwan Strait on Feb. 4, 2021. US Navy Photo

Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) transited the Taiwan Strait on Thursday with Chinese warships following the transit, USNI News has learned.

“The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/04/destroyer-uss-john-mccain-transits-taiwan-strait-while-chinese-warships-watched

2 Japan-Based Destroyers Conduct Second Taiwan Strait Transit This Month

Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conducts routine underway operations on Dec. 30, 2020, in the Taiwan Strait in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Sea control is foundational for all other naval missions that support the Joint Force, including power projection. US Navy photo.

Two Japan-based destroyers conducted a Taiwan Strait transit today, in the second such transit in three weeks and the fourth overall mission during that time to push back...

https://news.usni.org/2020/12/30/2-japan-based-destroyers-conduct-second-taiwan-strait-transit-this-month

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