US Military Plane Hits Road Barrier During Philippine Training, Injuring 5 Personnel A United States military plane carrying five U.S. personnel has hit a concrete fence while attempting to take off from a road...
'Bring Our Boys Home': The Daring Raid That Rescued 500 POWs From Behind Japanese Lines Hundreds of American prisoners of war had spent nearly three years starving in a Japanese camp in the Philippines. The story...
US Plans to Deploy More Missile Launchers to the Philippines Despite China's Alarm The United States plans to deploy more high-tech missile systems to the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South...
US Won't Abandon the Philippines in Fighting China's Assertiveness at Sea, Manila's Envoy Says Manila’s top envoy to Washington expressed confidence that the U.S. will not abandon the Philippines as it fights Beijing's...
The WWII Battle of Manila: The Deadliest Urban Battle of the Pacific War The Battle of Manila was the bloodiest urban battle American troops fought in the Pacific War, leading to six Medals of Honor...
The Last US Cavalry Charge in History: 27 Troopers Routed Japanese Forces in the Philippines During WWII Twenty-seven cavalrymen charged Japanese infantry at Morong, Philippines, on January 16, 1942. They scattered hundreds of...
Japan and the Philippines Sign New Defense Pact as They Face Growing China Aggression Japan and the Philippines signed a defense pact that would allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other...
The American Destroyer That Sacrificed Itself to Turn Back Japan’s Battleship Fleet at Leyte Gulf Taffy 3—consisting of six escort carriers, three destroyers, and four destroyer escorts—was there to cover troops storming...
China Accuses Regional Patrol in Philippines of 'Escalating Tensions' A U.S. official told Military.com the operation was safe and completed without disruption.
Chinese Coast Guard Rams and Damages a Philippine Vessel Off an Island in the South China Sea Chinese coast guard ships used powerful water cannons and rammed and slightly damaged an anchored Philippine government...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
![Philippines-US-Missiles](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-02/ApNewsroom_Philippines-US-Missiles_88065.jpg?itok=1qBXgAr- "A U.S. M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fires a missile during a Combined Joint Littoral Live Fire Exercise at the joint military exercise called "Balikatan", Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder in a Naval station in Zambales province, northern Philippines on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)")
