Pentagon 2017 Freedom of Navigation Report
The followings is the Fiscal Year 2017 summary of the Department of Defense freedom of navigation operations.…
Report: U.S. Cooperation Key to Balancing Chinese Moves in Western Pacific
The U.S. involvement in the Western Pacific is necessary to reestablish a rules base order in the region to address…
China Chides U.S. Over Latest South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation
THE PENTAGON — Beijing officials issued a public complaint on Wednesday over a U.S. freedom of navigation operation in which…
New U.S., Chinese MIlitary Communications Agreement Follows Years of Naval Engagement
Creating a means for quickly de-escalating tense operations is the goal of a recently signed communications agreement between military leaders…
USS John S. McCain Conducts South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation Past Mischief Reef; 3rd South China Sea FONOp This Year
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer came within 12 nautical miles of the contested Chinese installation built on an artificial island off…
UPDATED: USS Stethem Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation Past Triton Island in South China Sea
This post has been updated with a statement from U.S. Pacific Fleet. A U.S. destroyer came within 12 nautical miles…
China Pushes Back Against SECDEF Mattis ‘Irresponsible Remarks’ on South China Sea
Beijing has issued a rebuke to U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis and his Japanese counterpart over comments on the…
UPDATED: A Brief History of U.S. Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea
Over the past three years, the U.S. and China have been at odds over the status of Chinese artificial islands…
U.S. Warship Came Within 6 Miles of Chinese Artificial Island in Toughest Challenge Yet to Beijing South China Sea Claims
This post has been updated with additional information on the Dewey freedom of navigation operation. A U.S. destroyer sailed within…
PACOM to Conduct South China Sea FONOPs ‘Soon,’ But Also Needs China To Help With North Korea
Complex situations in the Asia-Pacific region have forced the United States to both rely on China as a partner in…