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USS George Washington, nasa South China Sea

Philippines Jef Maitem - : Nov 23, 2025 - : 12:19 pm

Isang aircraft carrier ng Estados Unidos na nakatalaga sa Indo-Pacific ang kasalukuyang naglalayag sa South China Sea habang tumitindi ang presensya ng China malapit sa pinag-aagawang Scarborough Shoal sa karagatang sakop ng Pilipinas.

Pumasok ang USS George Washington (CVN-73), ang forward-deployed aircraft carrier ng U.S. Navy na nakabase sa Yokosuka, Japan, sa South China Sea sa pamamagitan ng Luzon Strait noong Nobyembre 17, kasabay ng pag-alis ng Nimitz Carrier Strike Group sa parehong araw.

Nitong Nobyembre 21, namataan ang strike group na nasa paligid ng pinangyarihan ng pagbagsak ng dalawang aircraft ng U.S. Navy noong nakaraang buwan.

Kasalukuyang nagsasagawa ng salvage operation ang barkong USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52) upang hanapin ang F/A-18F Super Hornet at MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter na bumagsak sa loob ng 30 minutong pagitan.

Umalis na sa South China Sea ang Nimitz matapos magsagawa ng trilateral exercise kasama ang mga barko mula sa Japan at Pilipinas malapit sa Scarborough Shoal.

Inaangkin ng China ang halos kabuuan ng South China Sea—bagay na sumasakop sa exclusive economic zones ng Pilipinas, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, at iba pa.

Noong 2016, naglabas ng desisyon ang isang international tribunal na walang legal na batayan ang pag-aangkin ng Beijing—isang hatol na patuloy na tinatanggihan ng China.

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