Reblogged from Consortium of Defense Analysts:
USS Cowpens is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser that is named after the Battle of Cowpens, a major American victory near Cowpens, South Carolina, in the American Revolution.
Bill Gertz writes for The Washington Free Beacon, Dec 13, 2013:A Chinese naval vessel tried to force a U.S. guided missile warship to stop in international waters recently, causing a tense military standoff in the latest case of Chinese maritime harassment, according to defense officials.
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More provocation from China.
