7th Fleet Destroyer transits Taiwan Strait

07 April 2021

PHILIPPINE SEA - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit April 7 (local time) through international waters in accordance with international law.

USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) transits the Taiwan Strait during routine underway operations.

USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conducts routine underway operations.

The ship's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

The United States military will continue to fly, sail, and operate anywhere international law allows.

See below for video.

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VIDEO | 00:14 | 210407-N-HI376-1141 TAIWAN STRAIT (April 7, 2021) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) transits the South China Sea during routine underway operations. John S. McCain is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeremy Graham)