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A Flurry of International Naval Drills Around the Philippines Prompts Complaints from Beijing A flurry of naval drills surrounding the Philippines involving the United States and its partners has prompted complaints...
US and Philippine Fighter Aircraft Jointly Patrol Disputed Shoal Region Guarded by China U.S. and Philippine fighter aircraft staged a joint patrol and training over a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese...
Philippines Launches Comic Book to Counter China’s 'Disinformation' in the Disputed South China Sea The Philippines launched a comic book to counter what the country says is China’s disinformation campaign to push its...
Another Fighter Jet Tumbles from Truman Carrier Deck into Red Sea The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier lost another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet on Tuesday -- the third since it...
Tweaks to Army's Physical Fitness Test Are Relatively Modest The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest...
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Weather and Night Vision Goggles Were Likely Factors in Marine Corps Helicopter Crash, Report Finds The CH-53 Super Stallion crashed Feb. 6, 2024, during a late night flight when it hit a mountain near Pine Valley, California...
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the...
![Philippine Coast Guard and national security officials launch comic books](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-01/ApNewsroom_Philippines_China_Comic_Book_60168.jpg?itok=lMUtZdfI "Philippine Coast Guard and national security officials launch comic books, titled "the Stories of Teacher Jun," that discuss the complex South China Sea territorial disputes in simple terms, highlights the Philippine position and criticizes China's aggressive actions, in Manila, Philippines, Friday Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jim Gomez)")
