US Commander Says China Has Failed to Coerce Rival States in South China Sea Adm. Stephen Koehler, who oversees the largest naval fleet command in the world, gave assurances Friday in a Manila forum of...
Chinese Ship Runs Aground Off Philippines-Occupied Island in the Disputed South China Sea A Chinese ship ran aground in stormy weather in shallow waters off a Philippines-occupied island in the disputed South China...
US General Says Allied Forces Can Repel Asia Aggression as Philippines Combat Drills Open Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces opened annual combat drills that are set to include repelling an island...
US and Philippine Joint Combat Drills Show Trump Is Not Scaling Back on South China Sea Region A senior Philippine military official said U.S. and Filipino forces will undertake battle-readiness exercises, including live...
Canada and Philippines Will Sign a Key Defense Pact to Boost Combat Drills and Military Ties Canada and the Philippines, both vocal critics of China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea...
Philippine Defense Chief Warns Allies Will Fight if China Restricts Flights over South China Sea The Philippines and its security allies would take measures to counter any attempt by China to impose an air defense zone or...
Philippines Confident Trump Will Continue Military Patrols to Keep China in Check in Disputed Sea The Philippines' top diplomat to the United States expressed confidence that President Donald Trump’s new administration...
Chinese Navy Helicopter Flies Within 10 Feet of Philippine Patrol Plane over Disputed Shoal A Chinese navy helicopter flew within 10 feet (3 meters) of a Philippine patrol plane in a disputed area of the South China...
A Flurry of International Naval Drills Around the Philippines Prompts Complaints from Beijing A flurry of naval drills surrounding the Philippines involving the United States and its partners has prompted complaints...
US and Philippine Fighter Aircraft Jointly Patrol Disputed Shoal Region Guarded by China U.S. and Philippine fighter aircraft staged a joint patrol and training over a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese...
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.
![President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-08/ApNewsroom_Obama.JPEG.jpg?itok=UKIqEhsJ "President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry, Thursday, June 19, 2014, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)")