Share this page!

Enter Twitter Thread URL to Unroll

Needs to be the full URL like: https://twitter.com/threadreaderapp/status/1644127596119195649

How to get URL link on Twitter App

  1. On the Twitter thread, click on or icon on the bottom
  2. Click again on or Share Via icon
  3. Click on Copy Link to Tweet
  4. Paste it above and click "Unroll Thread"!
  5. More info at Twitter Help
Ian Ellis Profile picture
@ianellisjones
Apr 30 β€’ 9 tweets β€’ 4 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Pacific Theatre Update πŸ‘€

Done:
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ "Major military activity" & training
πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Pacific Fleet "high alert" & drills
πŸ‡°πŸ‡·πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Combined exercises
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Exercise Balikatan

Ongoing:
πŸ‡°πŸ‡΅ Spy satellite launch
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Drills
πŸ‡»πŸ‡³πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Paracel
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Spratly
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Response to πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈP-8 PoseidonπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ό & Subs in πŸ‡°πŸ‡·
Also watching movements of key naval assets:

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ Shandong Carrier Strike Group

Transited Bashi Channel on 24-04 & likely headed for port after 3 weeks in the Philippine Sea

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Nimitz CSG

Departs Thailand 29-04

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 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 πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ & πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ:
A reminder about my maps & analysis:
Latest: In a statement, the πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ State Department criticized πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³Β China's "harassment and intimidation" of πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ Philippine vessels in the contested SCS waterway. It added any attack on Philippine armed forces would trigger a US response.

The US "stands with our Philippine allies in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
North Korea update:

In Washington, πŸ‡°πŸ‡· President Yoon held a summit with πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ President Biden and announced the adoption of the β€œWashington Declaration,” under which the US will share information on nuclear and strategic operations and planning and regularly deploy strategic assets… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The πŸ‡«πŸ‡· French Navy is also active in the region, operating with πŸ‡°πŸ‡·πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Australia is also exercising in the region, participating in Exercise #Balikatan23 with πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ and now drilling with πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅
Location of @USNavy ships released today by @NavalInstitute:

β€’ β€’ β€’

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
γ€€

Keep Current with Ian Ellis

Ian Ellis Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @ianellisjones

Ian Ellis Profile picture
Apr 28
πŸ‘€ The Indo-Pacific Powder Keg:

- Chinese ship cuts off a Philippines patrol boat, nearly causing a collision
- US HIMARS Rockets, Patriot Missiles, & SINKEX in the Philippines
- Chinese aircraft carrier back in South China Sea
- US nuclear subs to South Korea
- Enter: Singapore Image
*Reposting the map with updates and corrections*

🧨 Militaries from the US, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, France, China, Russia, & North Korea are operating & exercising in the same region.

Full thread with more info and sources:
Big thanks to @IndoPac_Info for help and brilliant insight on the maps.
Read 6 tweets
Ian Ellis Profile picture
Apr 27
🚨 Major military activity is underway in the Pacific.

Lines are being drawn…

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡ΌπŸ‡―πŸ‡΅πŸ‡°πŸ‡·πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΉπŸ‡­πŸ‡»πŸ‡³πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΌπŸ‡«πŸ‡·

And challenged…

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡°πŸ‡΅

Welcome to the Indo-Pacific Powder Keg.

Updated map, latest developments, & breaking newsβ€”with a big assist from @IndoPac_Info: Image
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.
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
Read 17 tweets
Ian Ellis Profile picture
Apr 25
This picture is undoubtedly worth a thousand words, and shows that a US nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine and Chinese aircraft carrier strike group were operating in the same waters at the same time.

A not-so-subtle message from the US military, delivered via Twitter:
Source:
The USS Michigan nuclear-powered sub was also spotted in Guam recently:
Read 4 tweets
Ian Ellis Profile picture
Apr 25
πŸ‘€ China's Shandong aircraft carrier is now operating in the South China Sea after three weeks in the Philippine Sea.

In a press release Monday, Japan's Ministry of Defense said the carrier group recently sailed through the Bashi Channelβ€”located between Taiwan & the Philippines. ImageImage
I've seen reports that Destroyer USS Chung-Hoon is also operating nearby, but I haven't been able to independently confirm or find the source.

The last known location of the Chung-Hoon (that I can verify), part of the Nimitz CSG, was departing Subic Bay, Philippines, on 20-04.
A lot more information & details here:
Read 5 tweets
Ian Ellis Profile picture
Apr 23
🚨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 Image
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.
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.
Read 11 tweets
Ian Ellis Profile picture
Apr 22
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group enters the Pacific πŸ‘€

"We are providing U.S. Pacific Fleet with a ready, resilient, combat-credible force & underscoring to our competitors that today is not the day to test us."

"We can choose to operate in any ocean around the world, today." Image
The Vinson CSG completed training in the Hawaiian Islands operating area on April 17 in "preparation for an upcoming deployment."

The ships & aircraft of the CSG, led by its flagship, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), are made up of more than 5,000 Sailors & will deploy in @US7thFleet. Image
Group Sail is an integrated training exercise, and units engaged in:

- Maritime Security operations
- Anti-Submarine Warfare operations
- Flight operations
- Replenishments-at-Sea & Counter-Piracy operations
- Maritime Integrated-at-Sea operations & Combat Readiness
Read 7 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Send Email!

:(