The U.S. is maintaining a steady aircraft carrier presence in the South China Sea as both allied and Chinese military activity remains high around the contested Scarborough Shoal off the coast of the Philippines. Japan-based USS George Washington (CVN-73) entered the South China Sea via the Luzon Strait on Nov. 17 following the departure of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group on the same day. As of Friday, the strike group was operating near the salvage site of two U.S. Navy aircraft assigned to USS Nimitz (CVN-68) that crashed last month in the South China Sea. Navy salvage ship USNS Salvor
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