From September 10 to September 11, several large reconnaissance aircraft transferred to Yokota Base in Japan have returned to the Kadena Base one after another. After the Mid-Autumn holiday, the US military has begun to jump up and down. The most obvious thing is that the US Navy USS CVN76 Reagan aircraft carrier started intensive training activities for carrier-based aircraft on September 13. Reagan aircraft carrier set sail on September 12 and began the second combat deployment in 2022. Global Defense Observation judged that this combat deployment will last for 3 months. Before the Western Traditional Festival at the end of the year, it will return to Yokosuka Port in Japan. Reagan will carry out two 3-month combat deployment this year.
When the USS Reagan aircraft carrier was undergoing intensive training, the US Air Force RC-135V strategic reconnaissance aircraft had already begun to attack the front station. According to the aviation control information on September 14, the US Air Force dispatched the RC-135V strategic reconnaissance aircraft numbered 6*-14842 on the same day and carried out close-in reconnaissance military operations in the airspace near Bashi Channel . The US Air Force RC-135V strategic reconnaissance aircraft took off from the US military's Kadena base and entered the South China Sea airspace by crossing the Bashi Channel, and began a close-in reconnaissance operation directed at China. RC-135V is a large platform used for electromagnetic signals collection. With the cooperation of an aerial refueling machine, it can perform tasks for more than 10 hours.
From the perspective of the US Air Force using RC-135V strategic reconnaissance aircraft to break into the South China Sea, the US Navy's CVN76 Reagan aircraft carrier is likely to break into the South China Sea again for missions in the future. The USS Reagan aircraft carrier performed a combat cruise in the South China Sea in July. However, at that time, the Reagan aircraft carrier did not cross the Bashi Channel, but entered and exited the South China Sea by crossing the central waters of Philippines . After the US Navy's USS Reagan aircraft carrier left the South China Sea, U.S. House Speaker Pelosi began a visit to Taiwan. The USS Reagan aircraft carrier adopted a "far-view" model to provide "support". At that time, the USS Reagan was located one thousand kilometers east of Taiwan, which shows that the US Navy was quite cautious.
PLA Eastern Theater Command countered Pelosi's visit. On August 2, the "joint military operations" around Taiwan began, and "inter-island military exercises" were also launched. After the PLA's "interisland military exercises", the United States publicly stated that it would use the warship to continue crossing the Taiwan Strait, so the provocative action of the US Navy on August 28 was to use two missile cruisers to cross the Taiwan Strait side by side. 202209194/Global Defense Observation/Ali, the US Navy's CVN76 Reagan aircraft carrier is now aggressive and is preparing to start a new round of deterrence operations, so there is the advance preparation work of the RC-135V strategic reconnaissance aircraft in the South China Sea.
According to the information obtained by Global Defense Observation, the US Navy's aircraft carrier will specially choose to launch a provocation during Chinese holidays. During the 2022 Spring Festival holiday, the US Navy will have combat deployment of the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier CVN72 in the South China Sea. Now the USS Reagan aircraft carrier has begun its second phase of operation, so it is highly likely that it will carry out the so-called "free navigation" military operation in the South China Sea during the National Day holiday, thereby giving the People's Liberation Army eye drops. This is already the routine of the US Navy. Before the deployment of the US Navy's CVN76 Reagan aircraft carrier, the US Air Force had dispatched B-1B strategic nuclear bombing to carry out missions near the first island chain, and was also a strike station for the aircraft carrier. The US military sharpened its knives and should be vigilant about this.