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The U.S. and the Balance of Power

Rebalancing Power in the Middle East

The Israeli, Emirati, Bahraini and U.S. navies began a joint exercise in the Red Sea that will last five days and cover various naval drills such as visitation, boarding, and search and seizure tactics, according to the U.S. Central Command, The Times of Israel reported Nov. 11.

UAE, Israel, U.S., Bahrain: Joint Naval Drill Signals Deepening of Abraham Accords

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Iran's Arc of Influence

China

The Chinese military said it had warned U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold to leave Chinese-claimed waters near the South China Sea’s Paracel Islands following a U.S. freedom of navigation operation (FONOP), the South China Morning Post reported July 12.

South China Sea: China Warns U.S. Destroyer Operating Near Disputed Islands 

Vietnam

A U.S. Navy 7th Fleet destroyer, the USS John S. McCain, sailed in the vicinity of the China-claimed Paracel Islands, marking the first Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) under the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, according to a Feb. 5 statement released by the U.S. Navy. 

South China Sea: U.S. Navy Conducts First Freedom of Navigation Operation Under Biden

U.S.-China Relations

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India

India's Own Worst Enemy

India invited Australia to participate in its annual Malabar naval exercises, which currently consists of the Indian, U.S. and Japanese navies, the Hindustan Times reported Oct. 19.

India: New Delhi Invites Australia to Join Malabar Naval Exercises

Modernizing China’s Military

Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific: Among Great Powers

The United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will hold their first joint military drill in the Gulf of Thailand in early September, the Nikkei Asian Review reported Aug. 23.

Asia-Pacific: ASEAN, U.S. to Hold First Joint Naval Drills in Early September

Russia

Echoes of the Cold War

The U.S. 7th Fleet has reported an incident in the Philippine Sea in which the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville and a Russian destroyer, the Admiral Vinogradov, came within an estimated 50 feet of one another, United Press International reported on June 7.

U.S.-Russia: U.S. Cruiser Reports a Near Miss With a Russian Destroyer in the Philippine Sea

The United States is currently involved in talks with Vietnam to organize regular aircraft carrier visits to the Southeast Asian nation, Reuters reported April 3.

U.S., Vietnam: Washington Aims for Regular Aircraft Carrier Visits

Oman

The U.S. Navy has signed an agreement to use the southern Omani ports of Duqm and Salalah, The Wall Street Journal reported March 24.

Oman: U.S. Navy Signs Agreement to Use 2 Omani Ports

<p>Few things confer more global power than control of the seas. And since the end of World War II, the seas have belonged to the United States, which in that time has been free to project its forces virtually anywhere at a moment&#39;s notice. It has similarly been impervious to seaborne invasion. So long as the United States controls the world&rsquo;s waterways, it can shape the global order to its designs. The instrument of U.S. maritime power &mdash; its fleet of carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups &mdash; is tracked weekly in our Naval Update Map.</p>

Since the end of World War II, the seas have belonged to the United States, which in that time has been free to project its forces virtually anywhere at a moments notice.

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This map shows the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups and Amphibious Ready Groups.

Tracking U.S. Naval Power

SITUATION REPORTS

UAE, Israel, U.S., Bahrain: Joint Naval Drill Signals Deepening of Abraham Accords

South China Sea: China Warns U.S. Destroyer Operating Near Disputed Islands

South China Sea: U.S. Navy Conducts First Freedom of Navigation Operation Under Biden

India: New Delhi Invites Australia to Join Malabar Naval Exercises

Asia-Pacific: ASEAN, U.S. to Hold First Joint Naval Drills in Early September

U.S.-Russia: U.S. Cruiser Reports a Near Miss With a Russian Destroyer in the Philippine Sea

U.S., Vietnam: Washington Aims for Regular Aircraft Carrier Visits

Oman: U.S. Navy Signs Agreement to Use 2 Omani Ports

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