Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59) sails past the flagship of the Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CV 550) during divisional tactics maneuvering in the South China Sea, Sept. 10, 2024. US Navy Photo
The U.S. Navy and Italian Navies and the Royal Australian Air Force carried out four days of drills in the South China Sea last week (Sept 2024) “in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific,” according to a US Navy statement, US Naval Institute News reports.
