U.S. and Japanese crews extinguished a fire that affected multiple decks aboard the USS New Orleans.
There are no reports of injuries or oil spills as U.S. and Japanese crews continue to fight the blaze.
The deployment comes as Trump pushes for using the U.S. military to thwart cartels he blames for the flow of illicit drugs into American communities.
China's military released a statement Wednesday that the destroyer Higgins entered the South China Sea unlawfully, according to several reports.
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