US and Philippines Step up Strategic Partnership as China Threats Loom in South China Sea Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and national security adviser Jake Sullivan hosted their...
US, Japan and South Korea Hold Drills in Disputed Sea as Biden Hosts Leaders of Japan, Philippines A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt held a three-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South...
The US Army Will Hold Combat Training in the Philippines to Hone Skills as Maritime Tensions Rise The U.S. Army is introducing a joint battlefield training in the Philippines to improve combat readiness including by...
Chinese Coast Guard Hits Philippine Boat with Water Cannons in Disputed Sea, Causing Injuries The United States and Japan immediately expressed their support to the Philippines.
US B-52H Bomber Joins Philippine Jets for West Philipine Sea Patrol, Irks China The B-52s—touted as a long-standing symbol of US military power—have been conducting bomber patrols over the East and South...
Why the Los Baños Raid of World War II Is Considered a 'Textbook Airborne Operation’ For this four-phase plan to work, all four steps would have to begin simultaneously -- no small feat for an operation that...
Marines Transport Nearly 60,000 Pounds of Humanitarian Relief to Disaster-Struck Philippines The Marine Corps delivered nearly 60,000 pounds of aid to the southern Philippines over the weekend after the country was hit...
US Military Drills in Philippines Unaffected by America's Focus on Ukraine and Gaza, US General Says A U.S. general said combat exercises between the United States and the Philippines that involve thousands of forces each year...
Philippine Troops Kill 9 Suspected Muslim Militants, Including 2 Involved in Sunday Mass Bombing Military chief of staff, Gen. Romeo Brawner said “this operation sets a clear precedent: the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
China Vows to Keep Up Military Pressure on the Philippines as Territorial Dispute Grows Tenser China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, says the country will maintain military pressure on the Philippines amid a dispute over...
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...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...