China Upset Over ‘Unprofessional’ U.S. South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation
Chinese officials issued several condemnations of the latest U.S. freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea in which…
U.S. Destroyer Challenges More Chinese South China Sea Claims in New Freedom of Navigation Operation
An American guided missile destroyer conducted a freedom of navigation operation within 12 nautical miles of a disputed island claimed…
SECDEF Carter Clarifies South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation in Letter to McCain
After two months, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter provided a clear explanation of an U.S. Oct. 27 South China Sea…
Document: SECDEF Carter Letter to McCain On South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation
The following is the Dec. 22, 2015 letter from Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) outlining…
Top Stories 2015: U.S. Navy Operations
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Panel: China Establishing a ‘Grey Zone of Coercion’ in South China Sea
The coral reefs on which China is building airstrips are “not just a bunch of rocks, ”but the transit point…
McCain Seeks Clarity on Recent U.S. South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee has asked Secretary of Defense Ash Carter for more details on last…
Document: Letter from Sen. John McCain to SECDEF Carter on U.S. South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation
The following is a Nov. 9, 2015 letter from Senate Armed Services Committee chair Sen. John McCain to Secretary of…
Document: Report to Congress on Maritime Territorial Disputes Involving China
The following is the Sept. 18, 2015 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes…
Confusion Continues to Surround U.S. South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation
Last week the United States sent a guided missile destroyer past a Chinese artificial island to challenge questionable claims in…