USS Carl Vinson To Drill with French Carrier, Japanese Destroyer Carrier
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group will carry out the week-long French-hosted exercise Pacific Steller with the French CSG and…
UPDATED: U.S. Marine, 3 DoD Contractors Killed in Philippines Surveillance Plane Crash
This story has been updated to include a statement from Metrea. A surveillance plane contracted by the Pentagon crashed in…
Top Stories 2024: South China Sea Flashpoints
Last year, Chinese and Philippine forces came head-to-head at multiple maritime features throughout the South China Sea in the most…
Top Stories 2024: International Operations in the Western Pacific
Several European nations conducted operational deployments to the Western Pacific this year, combining national strategies, international commitments and participation in…
U.S. Supporting Philippine Operations in South China Sea with Forward-Deployed Task Force
The Pentagon has revealed the existence of a forward-deployed task force in the Philippines focused on supporting Manila’s maritime operations…
U.S., Philippine Marines Train to Repel Amphibious Invasion in KAMANDAG Drills
U.S. and Philippine Marines defeated a simulated force from the South China Sea attempting to land at Palawan’s Apurawan Beach…
Marine Corps Kicks Off KAMANDAG Exercise with the Philippines Following Disaster Relief Efforts
The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia began exercise KAMANDAG 8 with the Philippines Marine…
U.S. and Philippines Hold Naval Drills with Allies in the South China Sea
The Philippines and its allies, including Canada, Japan and the U.S., kicked off the maritime phase of Exercise Sama Sama…
U.S. Will ‘Do What is Necessary’ to aid Philippines in South China Sea, Official Says
Maritime and aerial spats in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines, Washington’s oldest treaty ally in the…
A Timeline of the 2024 Sabina Shoal Standoff
Sabina Shoal, known to the Philippines as Escoda and by China as Xianbin Jiao, is the latest flashpoint in the…