The U.S. Navy sent word that the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) conducted routine operations in the South China Sea as part of a deployment to the Western Pacific Nov. 7-10.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taurean Alexander [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons