{"id":70097,"date":"2018-04-10T19:31:27","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T19:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/10\/us-carrier-roosevelt-displays-capabilities-in-disputed-south-china-sea\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:25:18","slug":"us-carrier-roosevelt-displays-capabilities-in-disputed-south-china-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/10\/us-carrier-roosevelt-displays-capabilities-in-disputed-south-china-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"US carrier Roosevelt displays capabilities in disputed South China Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, South China Sea \u2014 As fighter jets streaked overhead, a U.S. aircraft carrier sailed through the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday in the latest display of America\u2019s military might after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/03\/28\/chinese-flotilla-transits-south-china-sea-satellite-imagery-shows\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">China built a string of islands<\/a> with military facilities to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/02\/08\/china-sends-advanced-fighter-jets-to-south-china-sea-for-first-time\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">assert its claims<\/a> in the strategic waters, sparking regional alarm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Navy flew a small group of Philippine generals, officials and journalists to the USS Theodore Roosevelt, where fighter jets landed and took off by catapult with thunderous blasts. Carrying 65 supersonic F-18 jets, spy planes and helicopters, the nuclear-powered carrier was en route to Manila.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/02\/17\/navy-says-it-wont-be-deterred-by-chinese-built-islands\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18048374786881.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Navy says it won&#8217;t be deterred by Chinese-built islands<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A Navy officer aboard a mammoth U.S. aircraft carrier brimming with F18 fighter jets said Saturday that American forces would continue to patrol the South China Sea wherever \u201cinternational law allows us\u201d when asked if China\u2019s newly built islands could restrain them in the disputed waters.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent U.S. deployments of aircraft carriers, backed by destroyers, to the disputed waters for freedom of navigation challenges to Beijing\u2019s territorial claims are reassuring allies but also prompting concerns with China\u2019s own show of force in the busy waterway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a showcase of the capability of the U.S. armed forces not only by sea but also by air,\u201d Philippine army Lt. Gen. Rolando Bautista said after joining a tour of the 97,000-ton carrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Americans are our friends. In one way or another, they can help us to deter any threat,\u201d Bautista said, adding that the American military presence helps secure vulnerable Philippine waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"802\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18100495631141.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18100495631141.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18100495631141.jpg.jpg?resize=300,235 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18100495631141.jpg.jpg?resize=768,602 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rear Adm. Steve Koehler, left, commander CSG-9 of the U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, briefs top Philippine generals led by Lt. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista, foreground right, Tuesday, April 10,2018, in international waters off South China Sea. The aircraft carrier CVN-71 is sailing through the disputed South China Sea in the latest display of America&#8217;s military might after China built a string of islands with military facilities in the strategic sea it claims almost in its entirety. (Jim Gomez\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least twice this year, the U.S. Navy has deployed destroyers in freedom of navigation sail-bys near Chinese-occupied Scarborough Shoal, which Beijing wrestled from the Philippines in 2012, and Manila-claimed Mischief Reef, which Chinese forces occupied in 1995.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another U.S. carrier, the USS Carl Vinson, patrolled the contested waters last month, taking part in anti-submarine drills in the South China Sea with Japanese forces and visiting Vietnam with its 5,000-strong crew, the largest such U.S. military presence there since the Vietnam War ended in 1975.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/01\/20\/china-says-us-warship-violated-sovereignty-near-scarborough\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3986037.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">China says US warship violated sovereignty near Scarborough<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Chinese government on Saturday accused the U.S. of trespassing in its territorial waters when a U.S. guided missile destroyer sailed near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China has protested those moves, calling it U.S. meddling in an Asian conflict, and renewed warnings to Washington to stay away. Beijing has also reportedly been holding large-scale naval exercises in the area featuring its only operating aircraft carrier, while its air force says it recently sent some of its most advanced fighters and bombers for \u201cjoint combat patrols\u201d over the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those included H-6K long-range strategic bombers that carry DH-20 long-range land-attack cruise missiles, giving them the ability to hit targets as far away as Australia, along with Russian-made Su-35 fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat we see now is a show of force and a counter show of force in the South China Sea,\u201d said Roilo Golez, a former Philippine national security adviser and congressman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the moves could increase the risks of miscalculation and accidental clashes, Washington\u2019s superior naval power could serve as deterrence to Chinese aggression, Golez said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Philippine ambassador to Beijing, Chito Sta. Romana, recently warned that the risks of a miscalculation and armed conflict have risen in the disputed region with a militarily stronger China now able to challenge the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sta. Romana compared the two powers to elephants fighting and trampling on the grass and said, \u201cWhat we don\u2019t want is for us to be the grass.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s policy of befriending China has worked, Sta. Romana said, citing Beijing\u2019s decision to lift its blockade around Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal. China also allowed Filipino fishermen back into disputed Scarborough Shoal after Duterte visited Beijing and raised the issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite such fears and occasional exchanges of rhetoric, U.S. Rear Adm. 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