Philippines Protests After a Chinese Coast Guard Ship Nearly Collides with a Philippine Vessel A Chinese coast guard ship came within a meter (3 feet) of colliding with a Philippine patrol ship it was trying to block in...
Philippine Boats Breach a Chinese Coast Guard Blockade in a Faceoff near a Disputed Shoal Two Philippine supply boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in the South China Sea in a recurring confrontation near...
Marines Begin Training in the Philippines as South China Sea Tensions Seethe The Marine Corps kicked off a joint exercise in the Philippines this week, marking the second rotation for the service's...
Australian, US, Filipino Forces Practice Retaking an Island in a Drill Along the South China Sea Australian and Filipino forces, backed by U.S. Marines, practiced retaking an island seized by hostile forces in a large...
Philippine Supply Boats Breach a Chinese Coast Guard Blockade in the Hotly Contested South China Sea As a U.S. Navy plane circled overhead, two Philippine boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in a dangerous...
Philippines Summons Chinese Ambassador over Water Cannon Incident in Disputed South China Sea The Philippine government summoned China's ambassador to convey a strongly worded diplomatic protest over the Chinese coast...
Philippine Military Condemns Chinese Coast Guard's Use of Water Cannon on its Boat in Disputed Sea The disputes in the South China Sea, one of the world's busiest sea lanes, have long been regarded as an Asian flashpoint.
Wreckage Found Off Philippines Is WWII Aircraft Carrier Which Deployed from San Diego Scientists have confirmed that wreckage found on the seafloor off the Philippines are the remains of the USS Ommaney Bay, an...
Philippine Ferry Catches Fire at Sea, all 120 People Aboard Rescued The Philippine Coast Guard deployed two vessels for rescue and to help put out the flames, which raged for more than five...
US, Japan, Philippines Agree to Strengthen Security Ties Amid Tensions over China, North Korea The national security advisers of the United States, Japan and the Philippines held their first joint talks and agreed to...
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...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
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...
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...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...