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Pacific Theatre Update 👀
Done:
🇨🇳 "Major military activity" & training
🇷🇺 Pacific Fleet "high alert" & drills
🇰🇷🇯🇵🇺🇸 Combined exercises
🇵🇭🇦🇺🇺🇸 Exercise Balikatan
Ongoing:
🇰🇵 Spy satellite launch
🇸🇬🇨🇳 Drills
🇻🇳🇨🇳 Paracel
🇵🇭🇨🇳 Spratly
🇨🇳 Response to 🇺🇸P-8 Poseidon🇹🇼 & Subs in 🇰🇷
Done:
🇨🇳 "Major military activity" & training
🇷🇺 Pacific Fleet "high alert" & drills
🇰🇷🇯🇵🇺🇸 Combined exercises
🇵🇭🇦🇺🇺🇸 Exercise Balikatan
Ongoing:
🇰🇵 Spy satellite launch
🇸🇬🇨🇳 Drills
🇻🇳🇨🇳 Paracel
🇵🇭🇨🇳 Spratly
🇨🇳 Response to 🇺🇸P-8 Poseidon🇹🇼 & Subs in 🇰🇷
Also watching movements of key naval assets:
🇨🇳 Shandong Carrier Strike Group
Transited Bashi Channel on 24-04 & likely headed for port after 3 weeks in the Philippine Sea
🇺🇸 Nimitz CSG
Departs Thailand 29-04
🇺🇸 Makin Island Amphibious Group
Last known location: Philippines
🇨🇳 Shandong Carrier Strike Group
Transited Bashi Channel on 24-04 & likely headed for port after 3 weeks in the Philippine Sea
🇺🇸 Nimitz CSG
Departs Thailand 29-04
🇺🇸 Makin Island Amphibious Group
Last known location: Philippines
This year marks the 38th and largest-ever iteration of the prominent annual military exercise between the 🇵🇭 & 🇺🇸:
🚨 Major military activity is underway in the Pacific.
Lines are being drawn…
🇺🇸🇹🇼🇯🇵🇰🇷🇵🇭🇦🇺🇹🇭🇻🇳🇵🇼🇫🇷
And challenged…
🇨🇳🇷🇺🇰🇵
Welcome to the Indo-Pacific Powder Keg.
Updated map, latest developments, & breaking news—with a big assist from @IndoPac_Info:
Lines are being drawn…
🇺🇸🇹🇼🇯🇵🇰🇷🇵🇭🇦🇺🇹🇭🇻🇳🇵🇼🇫🇷
And challenged…
🇨🇳🇷🇺🇰🇵
Welcome to the Indo-Pacific Powder Keg.
Updated map, latest developments, & breaking news—with a big assist from @IndoPac_Info:
The US, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, France, China, Russia, & North Korea are operating & exercising in the same region.
The most powerful & advanced militaries in the history of the world are in close proximity with 0 margin for error.
The most powerful & advanced militaries in the history of the world are in close proximity with 0 margin for error.
There is A LOT going on. TL;DR:
- A Chinese ship cut off a Philippine patrol ship nearly causing a collision
- US HIMARS Rockets & Patriot Missiles displayed in the Philippines
- Chinese aircraft carrier back in South China Sea
- US nuclear subs to South Korea
- Enter: Singapore
- A Chinese ship cut off a Philippine patrol ship nearly causing a collision
- US HIMARS Rockets & Patriot Missiles displayed in the Philippines
- Chinese aircraft carrier back in South China Sea
- US nuclear subs to South Korea
- Enter: Singapore
🚨Major military activity continues in the Pacific.
Updated map & new developments:
- China: 2 new military exercises underway
- First time 2 Chinese aircraft carriers operate simultaneously
- Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group enters Pacific
- 18 Russian ships pass near Japan
Updated map & new developments:
- China: 2 new military exercises underway
- First time 2 Chinese aircraft carriers operate simultaneously
- Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group enters Pacific
- 18 Russian ships pass near Japan
Militaries from the US, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Australia, China, Russia, & North Korea are exercising & operating in the Western Pacific this weekend.
This is not being reported by the media.
I researched for hours so you can get up to speed in minutes.
This is not being reported by the media.
I researched for hours so you can get up to speed in minutes.
1. China announced 2 new military exercises near Qingdao in the Yellow Sea & Hainan in the South China Sea.
This is in addition to the "major military activity" that took place on Tuesday.
The drills are underway, ongoing for over 24 hours, & expected to end on 23-24 April.
This is in addition to the "major military activity" that took place on Tuesday.
The drills are underway, ongoing for over 24 hours, & expected to end on 23-24 April.
🚨 A LOT going down in the Pacific right now.
The US & its allies—Japan, South Korea, Philippines, & Australia—and China & its allies—Russia & North Korea—are all actively operating in the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, & Sea of Japan.
Here’s everything you need to know 👇
The US & its allies—Japan, South Korea, Philippines, & Australia—and China & its allies—Russia & North Korea—are all actively operating in the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, & Sea of Japan.
Here’s everything you need to know 👇
1. The big news this morning was China’s announcement of “major military activity” in the Yellow Sea near Qingdao.
The Shandong Carrier Strike Group was last spotted in the Philippine Sea on April 16.
This is worth watching & I’m running a live thread with everything I find:
The Shandong Carrier Strike Group was last spotted in the Philippine Sea on April 16.
This is worth watching & I’m running a live thread with everything I find:
2. On Friday, the Russian Pacific Fleet was placed on “high alert” for snap military drills.
The Russian Defense Ministry declared that the southern Sea of Okhotsk, the Peter the Great Bay of the Sea of Japan, & the Avacha Bay on the Kamchatka Peninsula would be closed.
The Russian Defense Ministry declared that the southern Sea of Okhotsk, the Peter the Great Bay of the Sea of Japan, & the Avacha Bay on the Kamchatka Peninsula would be closed.
Tracking @USNavy Assets in the Pacific: April 10-17 🇺🇸
- USS Milius performed a Taiwan Strait transit
- Nimitz CSG underway in the South China Sea from East Coast of Taiwan
- Makin Island ARG operating in the Sulu Sea, Philippines
- Vinson CSG on the move in the Middle Pacific
- USS Milius performed a Taiwan Strait transit
- Nimitz CSG underway in the South China Sea from East Coast of Taiwan
- Makin Island ARG operating in the Sulu Sea, Philippines
- Vinson CSG on the move in the Middle Pacific
Sailors on the USS Milius (DDG-69) are probably not sleeping much.
On April 16, the destroyer transited the Taiwan Strait—its 3rd freedom of navigation operation in less than one month near waters contested by China.
I'm closely tracking the movements of the Milius here:
On April 16, the destroyer transited the Taiwan Strait—its 3rd freedom of navigation operation in less than one month near waters contested by China.
I'm closely tracking the movements of the Milius here:
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway in the South China Sea.
One week ago, the CSG was operating off the Eastern Coast of Taiwan in the Philippine Sea.
The Nimitz chopped into @US7thFleet on December 16, and this is the third time the CSG has operated in the SCS.
One week ago, the CSG was operating off the Eastern Coast of Taiwan in the Philippine Sea.
The Nimitz chopped into @US7thFleet on December 16, and this is the third time the CSG has operated in the SCS.
