The Pentagon has ordered Carrier Strike Group 5 to remain in the vicinity off the east coast of Taiwan to monitor the developing situation.
220802-N-DW158-2036 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 2, 2022) An EA-18G Growler attached to the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 launches from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 2. The primary role of EA-18G Growlers is to disrupt the ability to communicate between units in combat through the use of electronic warfare. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gray Gibson)
During a press briefing at the White House, NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby, added that a long-planned Minuteman III ICBM test scheduled for this week has been postponed as well.
Kirby added that the U.S. military will conduct standard air and maritime transits through the Taiwan Strait in the next few weeks.
