Reference Message Network reported on June 11 that according to a report from Newsweek's website on June 10, satellite images showed that the US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz continued its activities in the South China Sea.
The report said that the US Navy's Seventh Fleet (the largest forward-deployed fleet of the US Navy, with more than 50 ships and 150 aircraft) stated in its statement to Newsweek that the fleet provides "reliable combat power" together with US allies and partners in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean.
An open-source intelligence researcher @MT_Anderson posted satellite images taken on the 8th on the platform X, showing that the USS Nimitz was found operating in the South China Sea, about 167 miles northeast of Scarborough Shoal.
Official photos released recently (taken on June 2nd) show that the USS Nimitz is sailing in the South China Sea.
The report also said that on the other hand, photos taken by a local ship observer showed that the second US aircraft carrier deployed in the Western Pacific, the USS George Washington, was found leaving its home port at Yokosuka Naval Base near Tokyo, the capital of Japan, on the 10th.
According to reports, on June 4th, the USS George Washington returned to Yokosuka after completing "routine operations" in nearby waters. This aircraft carrier and its pilots are preparing for their first patrol since returning to Japan for forward deployment nearly eight months ago.
The report said it remains to be seen whether the USS Nimitz will leave the South China Sea to join the USS George Washington east of the Philippines to carry out missions together.
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