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Thornberry: Exercises With South Korea Important, But Could Be Suspended to Allow North Korean Talks to Succeed

June 13, 2018 8:26 PM

The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-63) joins Republic of Korea Navy ships for a photo exercise with the aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) on Oct. 18, 2017. US Navy Photo

CAPITOL HILL — After President Donald Trump’s announcement this week that military exercises with South Korea would stop while negotiations take place with North Korea, the head of the House Armed Services Committee told reporters he believes exercising and training with allies is important but that he would support halting these events to allow negotiations to succeed. Read More →

Trump, Kim Joint Summit Statement Could Restrict U.S. Navy Presence Near Korean Peninsula

By: Ben Werner

June 13, 2018 7:14 PM

The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN-727) arrives in Busan for a regularly scheduled port visit while conducting routine patrols throughout the Western Pacific. US Navy Photo

The ambiguous joint statement issued by President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un following their Singapore summit could leave U.S. Navy ships barred from calling on South Korean ports, operating in regional waters and potentially shifting the regional balance of power, several military and Asian policy experts told USNI News this week. Read More →

Panel: Chinese Navy, Maritime Militia Has Given Beijing De Facto Control of the South China Sea

By: John Grady

June 1, 2018 4:02 PM

Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning underway. PLAN Photo

Through its navy, coast guard, a loose collection of armed fishing vessels, and a network of military bases built on artificial islands, Beijing has gained de facto control of the South China Sea, a panel of Indo-Pacific security experts said Friday. Read More →

U.S., North Korea Watchers Say to Set Reasonable Expectations for Trump – Kim Jong Un Summit

By: John Grady

May 7, 2018 3:39 PM

A key U.S. senator and a top-level adviser to the Seoul government warned not to set high expectations on Pyongyang scuttling its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs as an immediate result of the planned summit between President Donald Trump and leader Kim Jong Un. Read More →

Panel: China Ratcheting Up Military Pressure Toward Taiwan

By: John Grady

April 2, 2018 9:12 PM

China looks at Taiwan like Russia looked at Crimea, a key territory to control in asserting its power in the Asia-Pacific, three experts on maritime security said Friday. Read More →

USS Wasp Expected to Join Foal Eagle Exercise

By: Ben Werner

March 28, 2018 3:50 PM

An MH-60S Knighthawk attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 (HSC-25) approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) on March 20, 2018. US Navy Photo

Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) is expected to participate in the annual Foal Eagle joint exercise with the Republic of Korea early next month.

Graham: Only a ‘Matter of Time’ Before North Korea Crosses a Red Line

By: John Grady

January 17, 2018 3:24 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in an undated photo.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R- S.C.) said “it’s just a matter of time” before North Korea crosses a red line — like testing another warhead on an intercontinental ballistic missile — that the Trump administration sees compelling it to take military action on the peninsula. Read More →

On Fire for A Week, Iranian Tanker Sinks in South China Sea

By: Ben Werner

January 16, 2018 6:17 PM

MT Sanchi burning off the coast of China after a Jan. 6 collision. South Korean Coast Guard Photo

After burning for more than a week in the South China Sea, an Iranian tanker bound for South Korea sank over the weekend, leaving a large oil spill fouling the water, as the next shipment between the countries prepared to set sail.

Pollster: Americans Willing to See a Nuclear Armed Japan to Deter North Korea

By: John Grady

January 10, 2018 9:16 AM

North Korean KN-14 Launch on July 4, 2017. KCNA Photo

The American public’s willingness to see Tokyo become a nuclear power and its support for positioning U.S. nuclear weapons in Japan and South Korea as ways to contain and deter North Korea was “shocking news” to one of Japan’s leading pollsters. Read More →

VIDEO: U.S. Navy P-8A Looking for Crew of Burning Iranian Tanker

By: Ben Werner

January 8, 2018 2:01 PM

MT Sanchi burning off the coast of China after a Jan. 6 collision. South Korean Coast Guard Photo

The U.S. Navy sent a P-8A aircraft to assist the international search and rescue effort in the East China Sea following a Saturday collision between two commercial vessels. Read More →

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Tag Archives: south korea

Thornberry: Exercises With South Korea Important, But Could Be Suspended to Allow North Korean Talks to Succeed

Trump, Kim Joint Summit Statement Could Restrict U.S. Navy Presence Near Korean Peninsula

Panel: Chinese Navy, Maritime Militia Has Given Beijing De Facto Control of the South China Sea

U.S., North Korea Watchers Say to Set Reasonable Expectations for Trump – Kim Jong Un Summit

Panel: China Ratcheting Up Military Pressure Toward Taiwan

USS Wasp Expected to Join Foal Eagle Exercise

Graham: Only a ‘Matter of Time’ Before North Korea Crosses a Red Line

On Fire for A Week, Iranian Tanker Sinks in South China Sea

Pollster: Americans Willing to See a Nuclear Armed Japan to Deter North Korea

VIDEO: U.S. Navy P-8A Looking for Crew of Burning Iranian Tanker

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