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Georgia Asian Times February 23, 2021 Yokosuka, Japan, Feb. 19, 2021 – Cmdr. Tin Tran relieved Cmdr. Ryan T. Easterday as commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) during a change of command ceremony while in port at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Friday, February 19, 2021. Easterday has served as the commanding officer of John S. McCain since July 2019. Under his leadership, John S. McCain has gone through sea trials, Board of In...

8 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Feb. 19, 2021) – Cmdr. Tin Tran relieved Cmdr. Ryan T. Easterday as commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) during a change of command ceremony while in port at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Friday, February 19, 2021. Easterday has served as the commanding officer of John S. McCain since July 2019. Under his leadership, John S. McCain has gone through sea trials, Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), a...

The Chinese military has shadowed a US warship as it traveled near reefs fortified to bolster Beijings sweeping territorial claims in the South China Sea. The USS John S. McCain guided-missile destroyer passed through the Spratly Islands on Tuesday as part of a freedom of navigation operation, the Navy said in a statement. As the ship passed near Chinese military installations on Gaven Reef and Johnson South Reef, a Chinese warship shadowed the McCain, a U.S. official told Fox News. All interac...

By CAITLIN DOORNBOS | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 21, 2020 YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain last week practiced anti-submarine warfare with a French submarine and Japanese carrier in the Philippine Sea, according to a Navy statement Friday. France’s nuclear-powered submarine FS Emeraude and support and assistance vessel FS Seine, along with Japan’s helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga, practiced anti-submarine warfare tactics with the McCai...