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Information Systems Technician (Submarines) 2nd Class Cody Andrew-Godfredson Myers was one of two active-duty sailors to die this week after contracting the novel coronavirus.
The guided-missile destroyer John S. McCain’s transit “demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” 7th Fleet said in a statement.
The actions of the Russian Sukhoi Su-24 "were inconsistent with good airmanship and international norms and standards," said a spokesman for U.S. 6th Fleet.