USS John S. McCain

Destroyer USS Russell Performs South China Sea FONOP

The guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) conducts routine underway operations. Russell is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. Navy Photo

A U.S. guided-missile destroyer performed a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea on Wednesday, U.S. 7th Fleet announced.

Destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59) sailed near the Spratly Islands, 7th Fleet said in a news release.

“This freedom of navigation operation (‘FONOP’)...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/17/destroyer-uss-russell-performs-south-china-sea-fonop

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

USS John S. McCain Conducts Second FONOp This Week, This Time Off Vietnamese Islands

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) transits through South China Sea while conducting routine underway operations on Dec. 22, 2020. McCain is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. US Navy photo.

Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) conducted its second freedom of navigation operation this week, this time challenging excessive maritime claims by Vietnam.

McCa...

https://news.usni.org/2020/12/25/uss-john-s-mccain-conducts-second-fonop-this-week-this-time-off-vietnamese-islands

Destroyer USS John S. McCain Performs South China Sea FONOP

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) transits through Peter the Great Bay while conducting routine underway operations on Nov. 24, 2020. U.S. Navy Photo

A U.S. guided-missile destroyer performed a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea on Tuesday, the Navy announced.

USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) operated near the Spratly Islands, which Taiwan, China and Vietnam have all staked a claim to, U.S. 7th Fleet said in a news release.

“Unlawful and...

https://news.usni.org/2020/12/22/destroyer-uss-john-s-mccain-performs-south-china-sea-fonop

Navy Denies Claim Russians Drove Out U.S. Destroyer From Sea of Japan

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) transits through Peter the Great Bay while conducting routine underway operations on Nov. 24, 2020. U.S. Navy Photo

The Navy on Tuesday refuted Russia’s claim that it found and drove an American warship out of the Sea of Japan.

Destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) performed a freedom of navigation operation in the waters near Peter the Great Bay, a gulf off the Pacific coast of Russia in the Sea of Japan, U.S. 7th Fleet...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/24/navy-denies-claim-russians-drove-out-u-s-destroyer-from-sea-of-japan

‘The Quad’ Kicks Off Malabar 2020 Exercise in Bay of Bengal

MH-60 helicopter landing on the deck of USS John McCain (DDG-52) on Nov. 3, 2020. US Navy Photo

The U.S., Indian, Japanese and Australian navies on Tuesday kicked off the Malabar 2020 naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal, bringing the four nations together for the annual drill for the first time in over a decade.

Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John McCain (DDG-56) is partaking in the exercise on behalf of the U.S.

“Malabar provides an opportunity for like-minded navies, sharing a common vision...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/03/the-quad-kicks-off-malabar-2020-exercise-in-bay-of-bengal

NTSB: ‘Unexplained’ Course Change Was ‘A Critical Error’ in Fatal USS Fitzgerald Collision

Undated photo of USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) pierside in Japan shortly after accident. US Navy Photo

Federal investigators highlighted an “unexplained course change” by a U.S. guided-missile destroyer as “a critical error” that put the warship on the path to the fatal 2017 collision that would kill seven sailors, according to a new report released Thursday.

Eight minutes before the collision with the merchant ship ACX Crystal in a busy shipping lane off the coast of Japan, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) –...

https://news.usni.org/2020/09/03/ntsb-unexplained-course-change-was-a-critical-error-in-fatal-uss-fitzgerald-collision

NTSB blames Navy in destroyer John S. McCain collision

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a marine accident report (MAR) of its investigation of the fatal 2017 collision between the Navy destroyer John S McCain and tanker Alnic MC in the Singapore Strait. The NTSB cited lack of operational oversight by the Navy as the cause.

On Aug. 21, 2017, the 504.5’x66.4′ McCain was overtaking the 600.4’x105.6′ Liberian-flagged tanker Alnic MC while both vessels were transiting the westbound lane in the Middle Channel passage of the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/ntsb-releases-report-on-navy-destroyer-john-s-mccain/

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