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FONOPs
November 30, 2022
US Dismisses China Objections to South China Sea Mission
By Associated Press
In an unusual move, the Navy's 7th Fleet issued a rebuttal to China's objections to Tuesday's mission in the South China Sea.
July 13, 2022
US Destroyer Sails Past Chinese-held South China Sea Islands
By Associated Press
The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold sailed past the Paracel Islands and continued thereafter with operations in the South China Sea.
July 18, 2020
The Risk of Too Many Freedom of Navigation Operations
By Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis (Ret.)
FONOPs have a place in America’s tool chest, but only if used sparingly and wisely.
April 29, 2020
China Says PLA Navy Ships Were Sent to ‘Expel’ US Warship From Paracel Islands
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. vessel was in the area to conduct a freedom of navigation operation.
January 29, 2020
South China Sea: US Littoral Combat Ship Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation
By Ankit Panda
The FONOP marked the first known operation in the area so far in 2020.
September 15, 2019
South China Sea: US Navy Warship Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Paracel Islands
By Ankit Panda
A U.S. Navy warship sailed near China-held features in the Paracel Islands.
May 21, 2019
South China Sea: US Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Scarborough Shoal
By Ankit Panda
The operation is the second of its kind in the month of May 2019.
May 06, 2019
South China Sea: 2 US Navy Destroyers Conduct Freedom of Navigation Operation in Spratlys
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. Navy's latest freedom of navigation operation challenged excessive Chinese claims in the Spratlys.
January 08, 2019
US Navy Conducts First Freedom of Navigation Operation of 2019 in South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
The operation targeted excessive Chinese maritime claims in the Paracel Islands.
October 16, 2018
From a Slow Simmer to a Boil: Managing Tensions in a Heating South China Sea
By Tuan Anh Luc
Tensions are rising in the South China Sea.
October 02, 2018
Pentagon: Chinese Warship in 'Unsafe' Encounter With US Destroyer During Freedom of Navigation Operation
By Ankit Panda
The incident represents the most dangerous and direct Chinese challenge to U.S. freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea.
October 01, 2018
US Navy Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Near Gaven, Johnson Reefs
By Ankit Panda
The latest U.S. FONOP testing Chinese maritime claims comes at a time of heightened U.S.-China bilateral tensions.
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