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...
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...
Why the Los Baños Raid of World War II Is Considered a 'Textbook Airborne Operation’ For this four-phase plan to work, all four steps would have to begin simultaneously -- no small feat for an operation that...
Marines Transport Nearly 60,000 Pounds of Humanitarian Relief to Disaster-Struck Philippines The Marine Corps delivered nearly 60,000 pounds of aid to the southern Philippines over the weekend after the country was hit...
Marines Begin Training in the Philippines as South China Sea Tensions Seethe The Marine Corps kicked off a joint exercise in the Philippines this week, marking the second rotation for the service's...
The Davao Dozen: How Americans First Learned About the Bataan Death March If it weren't for 12 escapees from a Japanese POW camp, Americans wouldn't know about the incident until after World War II.
Philippine Leader Retains Pact Allowing US War Exercises Austin thanked Duterte for the decision, which he said would further bolster the two nations’ 70-year treaty alliance.
Philippine Military's Worst Air Disaster Kills 50, Wounds 49 The Lockheed C-130 Hercules was carrying mostly combat troops when it overshot the runway while landing at the Jolo airport.
Philippine C-130 Military Plane Crashes; 40 Rescued At least 40 people on board were brought to a hospital.
Aquino, Philippine Ex-Leader who Challenged China, is Buried Biden called Benigno Aquino III a “valued friend and partner to the United States."
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...