China Blames Philippines for Ship Collision in South China Sea. Manila Calls the Report Deceptive A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, China’s...
Pentagon Stands by Secret Anti-Vaccination Disinformation Campaign in Philippines After Reuters Report The U.S. military launched the disinformation campaign following a decision by then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper to loosen...
US and Filipino Forces End Drills that Tested Their Endurance in Brutal Heat and Volatile Weather U.S. and Philippine generals say that hundreds of American and Filipino troops have concluded a newly introduced war exercise...
Chinese Defense Minister Accuses US of Causing Friction with Its Support for Taiwan and Philippines China's defense minister acknowledged the importance of newly renewed military-to-military communications with the United...
Philippines Says It Will Forge Security Alliances and Stage Combat Drills Despite China's Opposition The Philippines will continue to build security alliances and stage joint combat drills in disputed waters to defend its...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Sleepy Far-Flung Towns in the Philippines Will Host US Forces Returning to Counter China Threats The far-flung coastal town of Santa Ana in the northeastern tip of the Philippine mainland has long been known by tourists...
War Games Risk Stirring Up Troubled Waters as Philippines - Emboldened by US - Squares Up to Beijing at Sea U.S. Marines joined Filipino counterparts on May 5, 2024, for a mock battle at a telling location: a small, remote territory...
US and Philippine Forces Sink a Ship During Large-Scale Drills in the Disputed South China Sea The drills are the latest indication of how the United States and the Philippines have bolstered a defense treaty alliance...
Marines' New Amphibious Combat Vehicle Makes Operational Debut in Annual Philippines Exercise The deployment of the vehicle occurred during Exercise Balikatan '24, which involved U.S. training with the Philippine...
Russian Flotilla Off Florida Coast Sparks Deployment of US Navy Destroyers, Planes The Russian Ministry of Defense said in an online post that the ships conducted exercises in the use of "high-precision...
The Army's Recruiting Problem Is Male A decade of declining recruitment numbers for the Army is almost entirely attributable to a significant drop in male...
Coast Guard Relieves Commander of Biggest Station for Failing to Act on Harassment Claims The service announced Friday that it relieved Cmdr. David Ruhlig on June 3 "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to...
Culture War Political Fights Resurface as House Approves 19.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise and Senate Eyes 5.5% For the second year in a row, the House approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, mostly along...
Pentagon Stands by Secret Anti-Vaccination Disinformation Campaign in Philippines After Reuters Report The U.S. military launched the disinformation campaign following a decision by then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper to loosen...