China and the Philippines Reach Deal in Effort to Stop Clashes at Fiercely Disputed Shoal Increasingly hostile clashes at sea have sparked fears of larger conflicts that could involve the United States.
New Accord Establishes a Hotline Chinese and Philippine Presidents Can Use to Stop Clashes at Sea A recently signed agreement will open a direct line of communication between China and the Philippines’ presidential offices...
Japan and the Philippines Sign a Defense Pact in the Face of Shared Alarm over China Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint military exercises.
Philippine Military Chief Warns His Forces Will Fight Back if Assaulted Again in Disputed Sea Territorial disputes in the South China Sea, which involve China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan, have...
Japan and Philippines Trying to Finish Defense Pact for Signing in Manila as Alarm Grows over China The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila says top defense and foreign affairs officials of Japan and the Philippines will...
Hawaii Army Units Help Prepare Philippines in Ongoing Dispute Hawaii-based Army units are continuing to play a central role in U.S.-Philippine relations as tensions mount between China...
Philippines Says it Won't Back Down, But Won't Start a War, After Clash with Chinese Coast Guard The violent confrontation sparked condemnation and alarm from the U.S., the European Union, Japan, Australia and other...
Philippines Demands China Return Rifles and Pay for Boat Damage After Hostilities in Disputed Sea The Philippine military chief demanded that China return several rifles and equipment seized by the Chinese coast guard in a...
US Renews Warning It's Obligated to Defend the Philippines After Its New Clash with China at Sea The United States renewed a warning that it’s obligated to defend its close treaty ally a day after Filipino navy personnel...
China Blames Philippines for Ship Collision in South China Sea. Manila Calls the Report Deceptive A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, China’s...
Amphibious Ship Suffers Breakdown, Marking at Least Third Navy Mechanical Issue This Year One of the Navy's amphibious warships suffered a major mechanical failure earlier this week that forced it to return to port...
2 Virginia Guardsmen Are Running a Rural Anti-Government Militia Staff Sgts. Daniel Abbott and Alexandra Griffeth jointly run the Campbell County Militia, which operates in the rural...
Navy Chief Demoted After Installing Unauthorized Satellite Dish on Warship to Access Internet Internet access is restricted while a ship is underway to maintain bandwidth for military operations and to protect against...
Soldiers Set to Get One Shoulder-Fired Round to Replace Multiple Weapons in Move to Ease Loads, Training The XM919 Individual Assault Munition is intended to replace the service’s various anti-tank and anti-structure rounds with a...
Astronauts Stuck on Space Station Will Be Brought Back Home by Space Force Guardian A Space Force officer will command a mission later this month to safely bring home two astronauts who have been unexpectedly...
