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USS Theodore Roosevelt
![US Aircraft Carrier to Visit Vietnam Amid South China Sea Tensions US Aircraft Carrier to Visit Vietnam Amid South China Sea Tensions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-34609169430_5bf6f7bb3e_o.jpg)
US Aircraft Carrier to Visit Vietnam Amid South China Sea Tensions
By Sebastian Strangio
The six-day friendship visit by the USS Ronald Reagan comes a year after Vietnam canceled a similar planned exchange.
![US Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Back in South China Sea US Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Back in South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-06-5.jpg)
US Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Back in South China Sea
By Abhijnan Rej
This is the second time this year the strike group has entered the contentious body of water.
![China’s Tightening Grasp in the South China Sea: A First-Hand Look China’s Tightening Grasp in the South China Sea: A First-Hand Look](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-06-09-9.jpg)
China’s Tightening Grasp in the South China Sea: A First-Hand Look
By Zachary Williams
A view from the USS America on China's actions -- and U.S. reactions -- in the disputed waters.
![What COVID-19 Means for the US-Japan Alliance What COVID-19 Means for the US-Japan Alliance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-the-us-and-japan-after-the-inf-treaty-19639868270-32eaeefbc3-k.jpg)
What COVID-19 Means for the US-Japan Alliance
By Yuki Tatsumi and Yoshimitsu Sato
With both militaries having to fight the pandemic alongside their existing operations, how can the U.S. and Japan keep deterrence robust?
![Sailors on Sidelined US Aircraft Carrier Get Virus for Second Time Sailors on Sidelined US Aircraft Carrier Get Virus for Second Time](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-01-6.jpg)
Sailors on Sidelined US Aircraft Carrier Get Virus for Second Time
By Associated Press
Five sailors were taken off the ship after COVID-19 diagnoses.
![New US Navy Carrier Inquiry Suggests Tough Scrutiny of Admirals New US Navy Carrier Inquiry Suggests Tough Scrutiny of Admirals](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-170821-n-xc372-670.jpg)
New US Navy Carrier Inquiry Suggests Tough Scrutiny of Admirals
By Associated Press
The U.S. Navy is widening its investigation into the coronavirus crisis aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
![Guam Worries as Sailors From Virus-hit Ship Take Over Hotels Guam Worries as Sailors From Virus-hit Ship Take Over Hotels](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-13.jpeg)
Guam Worries as Sailors From Virus-hit Ship Take Over Hotels
By Associated Press
People in Guam are nervous as hundreds of sailors from a coronavirus-stricken Navy aircraft carrier flood into hotels for quarantine.
![General Says Coronavirus May Affect More US Navy Ships General Says Coronavirus May Affect More US Navy Ships](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-170821-n-xc372-670.jpg)
General Says Coronavirus May Affect More US Navy Ships
By Associated Press
Pentagon leaders anticipate that the coronavirus may strike more Navy ships at sea.
![Pandemic Spreads in US Fleet, Sidelines Pacific Carrier, Upturns Navy Leadership Pandemic Spreads in US Fleet, Sidelines Pacific Carrier, Upturns Navy Leadership](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-09-5.jpg)
Pandemic Spreads in US Fleet, Sidelines Pacific Carrier, Upturns Navy Leadership
By Steven Stashwick
A U.S. carrier captain is fired and the navy secretary resigns in public uproar as COVID-19 cases spread through the fleet.
![Guam’s Growing Coronavirus Challenge Guam’s Growing Coronavirus Challenge](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-09-1.jpg)
Guam’s Growing Coronavirus Challenge
By Jon Letman
On Guam, an already complex relationship to the U.S. mainland (and military) is complicated by a pandemic.
![US Navy Official Apologizes for Calling Fired Captain ‘Stupid’ US Navy Official Apologizes for Calling Fired Captain ‘Stupid’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-01-6.jpg)
US Navy Official Apologizes for Calling Fired Captain ‘Stupid’
By Associated Press
Thomas Modly was forced to apologize after a broadside against the fired commander of a coronavirus-stricken U.S. aircraft carrier.
![US Navy Fires Captain Who Sought Help for Virus-Stricken Ship US Navy Fires Captain Who Sought Help for Virus-Stricken Ship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-03-9.jpg)
US Navy Fires Captain Who Sought Help for Virus-Stricken Ship
By Associated Press
The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus on his ship was fired by Navy leaders.
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