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Continuously out at sea for months between October and Dec:

https://news.usni.org/2023/09/15/chinese-aircraft-carrier-shandong-back-in-south-china-sea-2 In a Friday release, the Joint Staff Office (JSO) of Japan’s Ministry of Defense stated carrier CNS Shandong (17) was in the Philippine Sea from Wednesday to Thursday and conducted a total of 60...

Shandong, night and day!

Into the Western Pacific again:

Magazine scans of CV-17!

Patroling the Taiwan Strait again!

CV-17 in recent exercises!

Heavy emphasis on night training:

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/25/chinese-aircraft-carrier-shandong-back-in-south-china-sea The Chinese Shandong Carrier Strike Group (CSG) entered the South China Sea on Monday after 19 days of steaming in the Philippine Sea, according to a release by Japan’s Ministry of Defense. CNS Shandong...

Shandong is back in its regular haunts in the South China Sea:

From the Japanese Ministry of Defense: https://www.mod.go.jp/js/pdf/2023/p20230424_02.pdf

There are at least 21 J-15s on deck by my count! Compared to CV-16 Liaoning's cruise to these same waters in 2022, Shandong's tour is much more intensive: CV-17 has launched 610 sorties so far to CV-16's 320 sorties last year.

CV-17 Shandong is still on patrol operating off Okinawa:

Shandong's CBG was performing intensive drills near the USS Nimitz!

Japanese Ministry of Defense continues to track CV-17 Shandong and reports over 200 sorties as the carrier approaches Guam:

J-15s recovered from a large patrol package are placed in the front of the carrier:

Shandong's CBG is now near Guam:

ROC report 91 PRC aircraft on April 10th. There were 15 PLANAF J-15s from CV-17 Shandong.