Somewhere in the North Pacific Ocean.
A fleet of over twenty ships, led by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), headed for China.
The fleet included the command-and-control ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), Ticonderoga-class cruisers, San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks, Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships, Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships, and numerous supply and submarine support ships.
Judging by the presence of the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS-40), there were also four Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered submarines (SSN) moving underwater.
This fleet was the world's strongest, the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet.
The 7th Fleet was the world's strongest because it alone could overpower any ordinary naval force.
Even if all the naval and air force of a country were mobilized against it, they would still be no match.
At any rate, the destination of the 7th Fleet was the South China Sea, near Taiwan.
"If it wasn't for that incident... things wouldn't be so troublesome."
A middle-aged man sporting a scruffy beard that started from his sideburns and stretched to his chin muttered.
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