A US warship is set to arrive in Subic Bay over the weekend for a port visit as the Americans continue deploying air and navy assets in the South China Sea in defiance of China.
The US Embassy in Manila said the US Navy’s guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG-67) will dock in Subic Bay as part of an ongoing patrol in the Pacific theater.
The USS Shiloh is part of the forward-deployed Naval Forces of the US 7th Fleet—the US Department of Defense unified combatant command responsible for the overall stability of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
“The routinely scheduled port visit will permit the ship to replenish supplies, strengthen people-to-people ties through community outreach and will afford the approximately 360-person crew of which 31 are Filipino-American, the opportunity to briefly experience Filipino culture, which is reflective of strong historic, community and military connections,” the embassy said.