July 26, 2023, 9:03 pm
United States Navy personnel from a newly commissioned U.S. combat ship paraded through Australia’s capital, as the two allies carry out war games amid China’s military build-up in the region.
The Australian Capital Territory "Freedom of Entry" parade came after a commissioning ceremony for the USS Canberra at an Australian naval base on Sydney Harbour.
Canberra is the second Navy ship to bear the name of Australia’s capital city. The ship’s namesake, HMAS Canberra (D33), sunk while fighting alongside U.S. forces during the Battle of Savo Island in World War II.
Secretary of the US Navy Carlos Del Toro said that while the world is very different to the 1940s when the first USS Canberra (CA-70) was commissioned, Australia and the United States are once again facing “significant challenges” in the Indo-Pacific region.
He said
“We, along with our allies and partners around the world, are facing significant challenges in every environment that we operate. The People’s Republic of China continues the rapid expansion of its navy, leveraging its maritime organizational strength to coerce and intimidate its neighbors into accepting illegitimate maritime claims.”
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