Philippines Says China's Coast Guard Fired Water Cannons and Sideswiped Its Patrol Vessel Chinese coast guard vessels backed by navy ships fired powerful water cannons and blocked and sideswiped a Philippine patrol...
Biden Says the US Is 'All in' on Africa During His Angola Visit Meant to Counter China Joe Biden's visit, the first to Angola by a U.S. president, is meant to promote billions of dollars of commitments to the sub...
High-Ranking Military Official in China Placed Under Investigation, Defense Ministry Says He is one of five members of the body that oversees the world’s largest standing military.
3 Americans Held for Years in China Have Been Released, the White House Says Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained by China. Swidan had...
Southeast Asian Defense Chiefs Discuss Regional Security with US, China and Other Partner Nations Southeast Asian defense chiefs met with their counterparts from China, the United States and other nations in Laos for...
US Support for Ukraine and Israel Is Eating into Weapons Stockpiles, Indo-Pacific Commander Says Head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Samuel Paparo cautioned that the U.S. providing or selling billions of dollars worth...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Defense Secretary Austin Regrets China's Decision Not to Meet During Southeast Asian Security Talks U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed regret that his Chinese counterpart chose not to hold talks with him during...
Defense Secretary Austin Says Alliance with Philippines Will Transcend Administrations U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin condemned China's dangerous actions against the Philippines and renewed a warning that...
In a Meeting With Biden, China's Xi Cautions US to 'Make the Wise Choice' to Keep Relations Stable Without mentioning Trump’s name, Xi appeared to signal his concern that the incoming president’s protectionist rhetoric on...
Why Japanese Tanks Were Doomed in the Pacific Theater Today, the Pacific remains a prominent strategic interest for the U.S. military, but the Marine Corps recently deactivated...
Hegseth Says Wounded Knee Soldiers Will Keep Their Medals of Honor Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for...
The Italian WWII Frogmen Who Inspired the U.S. Navy SEALs While uniquely American, SEAL doctrine owes a technical and conceptual debt to Italy’s WWII combat divers, who first combined...
New Mexico's Health Care Crisis Is Forcing Military Personnel to Decline Assignments At New Mexico's three Air Force bases — Kirtland in Albuquerque, Cannon near Clovis and Holloman outside of Alamogordo — the...
Democratic Candidate for Governor of New Jersey Pushes Back After GOP Questions Her Service Record Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey in this year’s high-stakes race, is defending her Navy...