China Pushes Back Against Pressure to Stop South China Sea Activity China says it will not will not back down over a pending United Nations ruling on its claims over a vital trade route.
US to Confront China on 'Unsafe' Intercept of Air Force Spy Plane U.S. Pacific Command concluded two Chinese J-10 jets that intercepted an Air Force spy plane were flying unsafely.
Navy's Top Officer: China's Invitation to RIMPAC Still Open With just weeks to go until the start of the world's largest maritime exercise, the Navy is still open to having China...
US Calls for Calm after Ruling against China's South China Sea Claims The U.S. kept up a presence in the South China Sea while calling for calm following a ruling against China's artificial...
US Navy Chief Heading to China to Ease Tensions Over South China Sea Adm. John Richardson will also get a look at China's aircraft carrier.
US Won't Back Down on South China Sea, Navy's Top Officer Says The U.S. will continue to oppose China's sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, the Navy's top admiral said.
Carter Promises More Resources for Pacific Pivot The U.S. will spend more and devote more resources to the Pacific to offset China and reassure allies, Ashton Carter said.
Duterte's China Gambit: Negotiating Tactic or Tectonic Realignment? Claims that the "dominoes" in Asia have started to fall into China's lap are premature and not yet supported by the facts.
General: As Pacific Grows More Unstable, the Fight Is Coming Marines in the Pacific are being prepared for a coming conflict, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Division said this week...
China to Return US Naval Drone: Reports The Chinese government has agreed to return a U.S. naval drone seized in the South China Sea, according to multiple news...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...