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Vol. 15 · No. 124 · Saturday, 17 October 2026

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Navy launches massive show of force with song-and-dance routine in South China sea

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PACIFIC OCEAN — In an unprecedented show of force as the United States and China battle for supremacy in the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet has launched its largest-ever show tune song-and-dance routine in the, sources confirmed today.

Sources say more than 10,000 sailors were involved in the production, which featured a musical score composed by members of SEAL Team 6, while dance routines in the air and on ship were choreographed by members of the Blue Angels flight demonstration team.

"I said a-one, a-two, a-one, two, three, four," sang Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr, head of U.S. Pacific Command. "Me n' the boys just a swabbin' the decks. Look out a-China or you're gonna be next."

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