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BALABAC STRAIT (Dec. 13, 2024) – The Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) conducts routine underway operations in the vicinity of the Balabac Strait, Dec. 13, 2024. USINDOPACOM forces perform operations in and around critical sea passages and trade thoroughfares to deter threats that create regional instability and impinge on the free flow of goods, people, and ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Aircrewman Second Class John Rabbat)