“We are honoured to receive the USS Ronald Reagan and CSG 5 in cooperation with our Vietnamese partners. “We’re excited to come to Việt Nam and appreciate the welcome our strike group has received,” said Rear Admiral Patrick Hannifin, commander, Task Force (CTF) 70/Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5. “Visits like this reinforce our partnership and commitment to confronting shared challenges in the maritime domain.”This marks the USS Ronald Reagan’s first visit to the country since diplomatic relations between Việt Nam and the US were normalised in 1995. The USS Ronald Reagan arrived with two escort ships, the guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG 54) and USS Robert Smalls (CG 62). The Ronald Reagan CSG is deployed to the US 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Source: Viet Nam News June 25, 2023 15:19 UTC