TOPSHOT - This US Navy photo obtained December 4, 2017 shows aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 dropping live ordnance during a flight demonstration as part of Tiger Cruise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68)on December 1, 2017 in the Pacific Ocean.
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific. The U. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific region routinely for more than 70 years promoting peace and security. / AFP PHOTO / US NAVY / Jose MADRIGAL / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / US NAVY/JOSE MADRIGAL" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Et amerikanskhangarskip skal for første gang klappe tilkaiiVietnam, noe som ikke engang skjedde under Vietnamkrigen.
Kunngjøringen kom i forbindelse med at forsvarsminister Jim Mattis er på todagers besøk i kommuniststaten, der USA førte en blodig krig på 1960- og 70-tallet.
Mindre amerikanske marinefartøy har lagt tilkaiiVietnam flere ganger etter at krigen var over i 1975, men aldri et hangarskip. Det vil skje i Da Nang i mars.
