Sleepy Far-Flung Towns in the Philippines Will Host US Forces Returning to Counter China Threats The far-flung coastal town of Santa Ana in the northeastern tip of the Philippine mainland has long been known by tourists...
War Games Risk Stirring Up Troubled Waters as Philippines - Emboldened by US - Squares Up to Beijing at Sea U.S. Marines joined Filipino counterparts on May 5, 2024, for a mock battle at a telling location: a small, remote territory...
US and Philippine Forces Sink a Ship During Large-Scale Drills in the Disputed South China Sea The drills are the latest indication of how the United States and the Philippines have bolstered a defense treaty alliance...
Marines' New Amphibious Combat Vehicle Makes Operational Debut in Annual Philippines Exercise The deployment of the vehicle occurred during Exercise Balikatan '24, which involved U.S. training with the Philippine...
US and Philippine Forces Stage Combat Drills near Strategic Channel Off Southern Taiwan U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts darted out of Black Hawk helicopters during combat drills in the Philippines’...
China Publicizes for the First Time What It Claims is a 2016 Agreement with Philippines The move threatens to further raise tensions in the disputed waterway, through which much of the world's trade passes and...
Chinese Coast Guard Fires Water Cannons at Philippine Vessels in the Latest South China Sea Incident There were no immediate reports of injuries in the incident off Scarborough Shoal, one of two hotly disputed areas where...
US and Philippine Forces Launch Combat Drills in the Disputed South China Sea American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in years Monday in a show of allied firepower near the...
The Philippine President Says He Won't Give US Access to More Local Military Bases The Philippine president says his administration has no plan to give the U.S. military access to more Philippine army sites
US and Philippines Step up Strategic Partnership as China Threats Loom in South China Sea Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and national security adviser Jake Sullivan hosted their...
Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says Senior Airman Roger Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the...
He Served His Country. In Return, His Country Sent Him into Exile. The military relies on noncitizens to fill its ranks. No one is sure how many are later banished from the country they fought...
VA Executives Received $10.8 Million in Improper Bonuses Under PACT Act, Watchdog Finds The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General found that the VA paid $1 million more in bonuses to senior...
Investigation Finds Navy Supply Ship Ran Aground After Captain Left to Eat Dinner The Alan Shepard was launched in 2006 and has space for a crew of more than 120, all of whom are typically civilian mariners...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...