warships visited Hong Kong both to show the flag and give sailors on long deployments a break. Nha Trang may also replace Hong Kong as the Navy’s port of call on the South China Sea. Navy and Coast Guard visits to Hong Kong. In recent years, Beijing has largely shut off U.S. The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk anchored in Victoria Harbor for a port visit to Hong Kong, 2008. 7th Fleet, the crews will attend “cultural and professional exchanges such as community service projects, sports competitions, and receptions.” The Navy is typically cagey about the duration of port visits, likely as a security measure. The three-ship task force-consisting of USS Ronald Reagan and the guided-missile cruisers USS Robert Smalls (formerly USS Chancellorsville) and USS Antietam-will remain in Vietnam for an unknown period of time. attempts to woo Vietnam into becoming an ally against its neighbor, China. Task Force 70, which includes the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group, anchored in Da Nang on Sunday as part of a multi-day visit. Navy aircraft carrier is making a rare visit to Vietnam this week, only the third such visit since the end of the Vietnam War.
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