UPDATED: Aircraft Carrier Roosevelt Will Visit Vietnam This Week
This post has been updated to clarify Vietnam’s foreign navy policy. One ship per foreign navy is allowed to visit…
SECNAV Spencer, Jim Webb Honor Lost South Vietnamese Soldiers in California Ceremony
WESTMINSTER, Calif. – Following a final prayer by a Navy chaplain, pallbearers lifted a casket containing the remains of 81…
Inaugural AUMX Exercise Seeks to Deepen U.S.-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation
KUALA LUMPUR — The U.S. has kicked off a new exercise in the Western Pacific with participation of the maritime…
50 Years Later Marine Vietnam Vet Receives Navy Cross for Combat Leadership
When a North Vietnamese Army battalion’s ambushed his infantry company, seriously wounding three leaders, Sgt. John J. Lord stepped up…
DoD Official: U.S. Committed to Countering Chinese Military Intimidation in South East Asia
While revoking China’s invitation from the Rim of the Pacific 2018 maritime exercises was a symbolic move, it sent a…
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…
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…
U.S. Plans to Send Aircraft Carrier Vinson to Vietnam
THE PENTAGON — Plans are in works for a U.S. aircraft carrier to make a port call in Vietnam for…
Former Aussie Diplomat: Most of Southeast Asia Looking to U.S. to Balance Beijing in Maritime Realm
Underscoring the importance of President Donald Trump’s upcoming Pacific visit, “the countries of East Asia want the United States actively…
Experts Wary White House Could Trade Beijing South China Sea Concessions for Help With North Korea
While Southeast Asian nations take comfort from the Trump administration’s stated interest in the region, a Singapore-based international security expert…