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USS Nimitz Is Conducting Flight Ops in the South China Sea, and China Isn't Happy 

By Ward Clark | 4:03 PM on June 01, 2025 

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Public Domain image via US Navy. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) prepare for a connected replenishment at sea while underway in the Persian Gulf. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment and is participating in Maritime Security Operations (MSO). MSO set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations. MSO deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons, or other material. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Shannon E. Renfroe (RELEASED) 


The United States Navy has, since 1945, enforced a Pax Americana on the world's oceans, making the seaways (mostly) safe for commercial traffic. Today, in the western Pacific, the United States Navy faces an opponent the likes of which it hasn't faced since, again, 1945: China. 

The USS Nimitz, one of the Navy's massive force-projecting nuclear carriers, has entered the South China Sea and is conducting flight operations. The carrier is presumably accompanied by its escorting battle group, including the ships that provide air/missile defense and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) support. 

China claims most of the South China Sea as territorial waters, and China is not happy with this development. 

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has returned to the contested South China Sea, where it is conducting flight operations under the command of the Japan-based U.S. Seventh Fleet. 

In a post highlighting the deployment, the U.S. Department of Defense shared images of EA-18G Growlers from VAQ-139 soaring above the ship, writing, “BRINGING THE HEAT!” and reaffirming that Nimitz is ready to project power and demonstrate lethal capabilities in the region. 

The U.S. Navy maintains that Nimitz and its strike group provide a visible and combat-ready presence in the Western Pacific to reassure allies and uphold international maritime law. 

Here are the images mentioned, from the United States Department of Defense's X account: 

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READ MORE: https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/06/01/uss-nimitz-is-conducting-flight-ops-in-the-south-china-sea-and-china-isnt-happy-n2189902 

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