Ambassador: China Will Protect Its Interests Economically, Politically and Militarily if Needed
As tensions with the West continue to rise, Beijing will continue to defend its interests economically, diplomatically and militarily if…
Carrier USS Carl Vinson, Destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer Return Home After 3-Month WESTPAC Deployment
More than 5,000 members of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) reunited with family and friends Thursday morning as…
U.S. Warship Sails Past Disputed South China Sea Artificial Island in Freedom of Navigation Mission
This post has been updated to indicate that the freedom of navigation operation past Mischief Reef was the second, not…
Vinson Strike Group Makes Historic Port Call in Vietnam Amid Growing Navy Ties, South China Sea Tensions
Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)’s historic port visit in Da Nang, Vietnam, this week is meant to continue building…
Top Stories 2017: International Operations
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
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…
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…
Navy Identifies Missing USS Stethem Sailor as Lt. Steven D. Hopkins
The sailor who went missing from guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-63) earlier this week in the South China Sea has…
Search for Missing USS Stethem Sailor Called Off After 79-Hour Search By US, Japan, China
The Navy suspended its search for a missile sailor assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-63) at 4 p.m. Japan…
More Ships, Aircraft Added to Search for Missing USS Stethem Sailor in the South China Sea
More U.S. ships have joined the South China Sea search for the missing sailor who is missing from guided-missile destroyer…