Tense Waters in the South China Sea
On June 14, 2025, the USS Princeton cruised the South China Sea when radar picked up a Chinese destroyer, Jon Chong, closing fast. Orders from Beijing pushed it into a high-stakes standoff.
Inside the Princeton, crew stayed calm, knowing their missiles could defend them. It was a deadly game of cat and mouse—one misstep could have turned the waters red.
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