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Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class (AW/SW) Sarah Atiyyat, from Edison, N.J., poses for a photo in the hangar bay of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on July 5, 2016, in the South China Sea. Atiyyat is one of many Sailors who has dedicated time and skin to the artwork of tattoos.
“I kind of have a hot temper, and sometimes I let it get the best of me, especially with this job (and) especially while forward deployed,” said Atiyyat. “It can get really stressful at times out here, so I got these as a reminder to stay calm and keep myself in check.” Photo by Ryan McFarlane/U.S. Navy
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Indo-Pacific Power Dynamic In Radical Shift
Indo-Pacific Power Dynamic In Radical Shift
The joint air patrol over the waters of the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea on May 23, 2022 by an air task force composed of Russian Tu-95MS capable of carrying nuclear weapons and Chinese H-6K strategic bombers couldn’t have been a knee-jerk reaction to US President Joe Biden’s Asia tour, leave alone his provocative remarks conjuring up an apocalyptic US-China war over Taiwan.
The Chinese…
“China’s expansive assertion of sovereignty over the South China Sea suffered a major blow Tuesday when an international tribunal ruled that its claims have no legal or historical basis, throwing up the possibility of a new period of tension and confrontation in the region.Beijing fiercely rejected the decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which sided unequivocally with the Philippines against China. The United States urged calm.“
For more, see Simon Denyer and Emily Rauhala, “Beijing’s Claims to South China Sea Rejected by International Tribunal,” The Washington Post (12 July 2016)
Image: Lars Karklis / Washington Post
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