In the South China Sea, the US Indo-Pacific Command Joint foгсe engages in dual carrier operations.

C??l Vins?n ?n? A?????m Linc?ln C???i?? St?ik? G????s ????n ???l c???i?? ?????ti?ns in t?? S??t? C?in? S??, J?n. 23, 2022. T?? U.S. N?v? C???i?? St?ik? G????s, l?? ?? t??i? ?l??s?i?s USS C??l Vins?n (CVN 70) ?? C???i?? St?ik? G???? (CSG) 1 ?n? USS A?????m Linc?ln (CVN 72) ?? C???i?? St?ik? G???? (CSG) 3, will ?n???? in j?int ?????ti?ns t? incl??? ?n??nc?? m??itim? c?mm?nic?ti?n ?????ti?ns, ?nti-s??m??in? w?????? ?????ti?ns, ?i? w?????? ?????ti?ns, ???l?nis?m?nts-?t-s??, c??ss-??ck ?li??t ?????ti?ns ?n? m??itim? int???icti?n ?????ti?ns t? st??n?t??n m??itim? int????t??-?t-s?? ?????ti?ns ?n? c?m??t ????in?ss. T?? t??inin? will ?? c?n??ct?? in ?cc????nc? wit? int??n?ti?n?l l?w in int??n?ti?n?l w?t??s. T?? s?i?s ?n? ?i?c???t ?? t?? tw? c???i?? st?ik? ?????s, wit? ?v?? 14,000 S?il??s ?n? M??in?s, will c?n??ct c????in?t?? s????c? ?n? ?i? ?????ti?ns in ? c?m?l?x m??itim? ?nvi??nm?nt t? ??m?nst??t? t?? U.S. In??-P?ci?ic C?mm?n? J?int F??c?’s ??ilit? t? ??liv?? ? ??w????l m??itim? ???c?.

“O?? ??ilit? t? ???i?l? ???????t? ?n? w??k c?ll?ctiv?l? ?l?n?si?? CSG 3, ?i??li??ts t?? U.S. N?v?’s ??ilit? t? ??liv?? ?v??w??lmin? m??itim? ???c?, w??n c?ll?? ???n, t? s?????t ? ???? ?n? ???n In??-P?ci?ic ???i?n,” s?i? R??? A?m. D?n M??tin, c?mm?n???, CSG 1. “W? ??? c?mmitt?? t? ?ns??in? t?? l?w??l ?s? ?? t?? s?? ?n? ???? ?l?w ?? c?mm??c? w?il? ??t???in? t??s? w?? c??ll?n?? t?? s????? visi?n ?? ? ???? ?n? ???n In??-P?ci?ic n?w ?n? int? t?? l?n?-t??m ??t???.”

“T??inin? wit? C???i?? St?ik? G???? 1 in t?? S??t? C?in? S?? is ? t??m?n???sl? v?l???l? ?????t?nit?,” s?i? R??? A?m. J.T. An???s?n, c?mm?n???, C???i?? St?ik? G???? (CSG) 3. “O????ti?ns lik? t??s? ?ll?w ?s t? im???v? ??? c?m??t c???i?l? c????ilit?, ???ss??? ??? ?lli?s ?n? ???tn??s, ?n? ??m?nst??t? ??? ??s?lv? ?s ? N?v? t? ?ns??? ???i?n?l st??ilit? ?n? c??nt?? m?li?n in?l??nc?.”

Nimitz-cl?ss ?i?c???t c???i??s USS C??l Vins?n (CVN 70) ?n? USS A?????m Linc?ln (CVN 72) t??nsit t?? P?ili??in? S??, J?n. 22, 2022. wi?t?=
Nimitz-cl?ss ?i?c???t c???i??s USS C??l Vins?n (CVN 70) ?n? USS A?????m Linc?ln (CVN 72) t??nsit t?? P?ili??in? S??, J?n. 22, 2022. O????tin? ?s ???t ?? U.S. P?ci?ic Fl??t, ?nits ?ssi?n?? t? C??l Vins?n ?n? A?????m Linc?ln C???i?? St?ik? G????s, Am??ic? ?n? Ess?x Am??i?i??s R???? G????s ?l?n?si?? J???n M??itim? S?l?-D???ns? F??c?, ??? c?n??ctin? t??inin? t? ???s??v? ?n? ???t?ct ? ???? ?n? ???n In??-P?ci?ic ???i?n. (U.S. N?v? ???t? ?? M?ss C?mm?nic?ti?n S??ci?list S??m?n L??iss? T. D??????t?)
C????in?t?? m??itim? ?n????m?nts ?n? ?????ti?ns in t?? S??t? C?in? S?? ??? ???t ?? t?? U.S. N?v?’s ???tin? ???s?nc? in t?? In??-P?ci?ic. Sinc? ???ivin? in t?? U.S. 7t? Fl??t ???i?n in ???l? S??t?m???, CSG 1 ?nits ??v? ???tici??t?? in m?lti?l? ?????ti?ns ?n? ?x??cis?s n?t??l?: MALABAR 2021; MPX 2021; ?n? s?v???l m?lti-c???i??, m?lti-n?ti?n ?????ti?ns, incl??in? m?lti?l? ?lli?? c???i?? st?ik? ????? ?????ti?ns in t?? P?ili??in? S?? l?? ?? ?l??s?i?s USS R?n?l? R????n (CVN 76) ?n? USS C??l Vins?n (CVN 70) j?in?? ?? J???n M??itim? S?l?-D???ns? F??c?’s (JMSDF) H????-cl?ss ??lic??t?? ??st????? JS Is? (DDH 182) ?n? t?? Unit?? Kin???m’s c???i?? st?ik? ????? (CSG 21) l?? ?? HMS Q???n Eliz???t? (R08) in Oct???? 2021. M??? ??c?ntl?, CSG 1 ???tici??t?? in ANNUALEX 2021, ?n ?x??cis? in t?? P?ili??in? S?? t??t ???t???? ?iv? ???tici??tin? int??n?ti?n?l n?vi?s: t?? R???l A?st??li?n N?v? (RAN), R???l C?n??i?n N?v? (RCN), G??m?n N?v? (GMN), J???n M??itim? S?l?-D???ns? F??c? (JMSDF), ?n? t?? U.S. N?v?, st??n?t??nin? c?ll?ctiv? ????in?ss ?n? m??itim? s????i??it?.

T?? VINCSG c?nsists ?? CSG 1 incl??in? ?i?c???t c???i?? USS C??l Vins?n (CVN 70); Tic?n??????-cl?ss ??i???-missil? c??is?? USS L?k? C??m?l?in (CG 57); A?l?i?? B??k?-cl?ss ??i???-missil? ??st?????s USS St?ck??l? (DDG 106) ?n? USS C????? (DDG 90) ?? D?st????? S??????n (DESRON) 1; H?n?? J. K?is??-cl?ss Fl??t ???l?nis?m?nt s?i? USNS Y?k?n (T-AO 202); L?wis ?n? Cl??k-cl?ss ??? c???? ?n? ?mm?niti?n s?i? USNS W?s?in?t?n C??m???s (T-AKE 11) ?n? nin? s??????ns ?? ?m???k?? C???i?? Ai? wіп? (CVW) 2. CVW-2 c?nsists ?? ?n F-35C s??????n, t?? “A???n??ts” ?? St?ik? Fi??t?? S??????n (VFA) 147; t???? F/A-18E/F S???? H??n?t s??????ns, t?? “B??nt? H?nt??s” ?? VFA-2, t?? “Stin???s” ?? VFA-113, ?n? t?? “G?l??n D????ns” ?? VFA-192; t?? “G??ntl?ts” ?? El?ct??nic Att?ck S??????n (VAQ) 136, ?????tin? t?? EA-18G G??wl??; t?? “Bl?ck E??l?s” ?? Ai????n? C?mm?n? ?n? C?nt??l S??????n (VAW) 113, ?????tin? t?? E-2D A?v?nc?? H?wk???; t?? “Tit?ns” ?? Fl??t L??istics M?lti-Missi?n S??????n (VRM) 30, ?????tin? t?? CMV-22B Os????; t?? “Bl?ck Kni??ts” ?? H?lic??t?? S?? C?m??t S??????n (HSC) 4, ?????tin? t?? MH-60S S?? H?wk; ?n? t?? “Bl?? H?wks” ?? H?lic??t?? M??itim? St?ik? S??????n (HSM) 78, ?????tin? t?? MH-60R S?? H?wk.

F??m ?i??t t? l??t, Am??ic?-cl?ss ?m??i?i??s ?ss??lt s?i? USS Am??ic? (LHA 6), A?l?i?? B??k?-cl?ss ??i???-missil? ??st????? USS S????nc? (DDG 111), Nimitz-cl?ss ?i?c???t c???i?? USS C??l Vins?n (CVN 70), Tic?n??????-cl?ss ??i???-missil? c??is?? USS L?k? C??m?l?in (CG 57), J???n M??itim? S?l?-D???ns? F??c? (JMSDF) H????-cl?ss ??lic??t?? ??st????? JS H???? (DDH 181), A?l?i?? B??k?-cl?ss ??i???-missil? ??st????? USS C????? (DDG 90), Tic?n??????-cl?ss ??i???-missil? c??is?? USS M??il? B?? (CG 53) ?n? Nimitz-cl?ss ?i?c???t c???i?? USS A?????m Linc?ln (CVN 72) t??nsit t?? P?ili??in? S??, J?n. 22, 2022.
F??m ?i??t t? l??t, Am??ic?-cl?ss ?m??i?i??s ?ss??lt s?i? USS Am??ic? (LHA 6), A?l?i?? B??k?-cl?ss ??i???-missil? ??st????? USS S????nc? (DDG 111), Nimitz-cl?ss ?i?c???t c???i?? USS C??l Vins?n (CVN 70), Tic?n??????-cl?ss ??i???-missil? c??is?? USS L?k? C??m?l?in (CG 57), J???n M??itim? S?l?-D???ns? F??c? (JMSDF) H????-cl?ss ??lic??t?? ??st????? JS H???? (DDH 181), A?l?i?? B??k?-cl?ss ??i???-missil? ??st????? USS C????? (DDG 90), Tic?n??????-cl?ss ??i???-missil? c??is?? USS M??il? B?? (CG 53) ?n? Nimitz-cl?ss ?i?c???t c???i?? USS A?????m Linc?ln (CVN 72) t??nsit t?? P?ili??in? S??, J?n. 22, 2022. (U.S. N?v? ???t? ?? M?ss C?mm?nic?ti?n S??ci?list S??m?n L??iss? T. D??????t?)
T?? ABECSG c?nsists ?? CSG 3 incl??in? ?i?c???t c???i?? USS A?????m Linc?ln (CVN 72); C???i?? Ai? wіп? (CVW) 9; D?st????? S??????n 21; t?? Tic?n??????-cl?ss ??i???-missil? c??is?? USS M??il? B?? (CG 53); ?n? t?? A?l?i?? B??k?-cl?ss ??i???-missil? ??st?????s USS Fitz????l? (DDG 62), USS G?i?l?? (DDG 101), USS S?m?s?n (DDG 102) ?n? USS S????nc? (DDG 111). CVW 9 c?nsists ?? ?n F-35C s??????n, t?? “Bl?ck Kni??ts” ?? M??in? Fi??t?? Att?ck S??????n (VMFA) 314; t???? F/A-18E/F S???? H??n?t s??????ns, t?? “T????tt??s” ?? St?ik? Fi??t?? S??????n (VFA) 14; “Bl?ck Ac?s” ?? St?ik? Fi??t?? S??????n (VFA) 41, t?? “Vi?il?nt?s” ?? St?ik? Fi??t?? S??????n (VFA) 151; “Wiz???s” ?? El?ct??nic Att?ck S??????n (VAQ) 133, ?????tin? t?? EA-18G G??wl??; “W?ll??n???s” ?? C???i?? Ai????n? E??l? W??nin? S??????n (VAW) 117, ?????tin? t?? E-2D A?v?nc?? H?wk???; “Tit?ns” ?? Fl??t L??istics M?lti-Missi?n S??????n (VRM) 30, ?????tin? t?? CMV-22B Os????; “C??????s” ?? H?lic??t?? S?? C?m??t S??????n (HSC) 14 ?????tin? t?? MH-60S S?? H?wk; ?n? “R??t??s” ?? H?lic??t?? M??itim? St?ik? S??????n (HSM) 71, ?????tin? t?? MH-60R S?? H?wk.

As t?? U.S. N?v?’s l????st ???w??? ???l???? ?l??t, U.S. 7t? Fl??t ???tin?l? ?????t?s ??tw??n 50-70 s?i?s ?n? s??m??in?s ?n? 140 ?i?c???t wit? ?????xim?t?l? 20,000 S?il??s. U.S. 7t? Fl??t’s ???? ?? ?????ti?n s??ns m??? t??n 124 milli?n s????? kil?m?t??s, st??tc?in? ???m t?? Int??n?ti?n?l D?t? Lin? t? t?? In?i?/P?kist?n ??????; ?n? ???m t?? K??il Isl?n?s in t?? N??t? t? t?? Ant??ctic in t?? S??t? P?ci?ic, ???vi?in? s?c??it? ?n? st??ilit? t? t?? ???i?n. U.S. 7t? Fl??t int???cts wit? 35 ?t??? m??itim? n?ti?ns t? ??il? ???tn??s?i?s t??t ??st?? m??itim? s?c??it? w?il? c?n??ctin? ? wi??-??n?? ?? missi?ns t? s?????t ??m?nit??i?n ?????ts ?n? ????l? int??n?ti?n?l l?ws ?n? ??????ms ?? t?? s??.