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...
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...
US and Philippine Forces Sink a Ship During Large-Scale Drills in the Disputed South China Sea The drills are the latest indication of how the United States and the Philippines have bolstered a defense treaty alliance...
China Publicizes for the First Time What It Claims is a 2016 Agreement with Philippines The move threatens to further raise tensions in the disputed waterway, through which much of the world's trade passes and...
US and Philippine Forces Launch Combat Drills in the Disputed South China Sea American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in years Monday in a show of allied firepower near the...
US-Chinese Military Talks Resume on Safety in the Air and at Sea After a Nearly 2-Year Break U.S. and Chinese defense officials have met for the first time in nearly two years to discuss unsafe and aggressive ship and...
Chinese Coast Guard Hits Philippine Boat with Water Cannons in Disputed Sea, Causing Injuries The United States and Japan immediately expressed their support to the Philippines.
A New Report Says the World Faces a 'Dangerous Decade' as Instability and Military Spending Rise The world has entered an era of increasing instability as countries around the globe boost military spending in response to...
Ships from US, Australia and Japan Conduct Joint Drills in South China Sea in Defiance of Beijing Warships from the United States, Australia and Japan have held joint drills in the South China Sea in defiance of Beijing...
Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds The report is just the latest in a long series of government reports and media coverage that shows the Pentagon has been...
Trump's Dangerous Words Demand Action Recent calls by political leaders for the deployment of military forces to manage Election Day unrest should deeply concern...
Senior Enlisted Marine Reduced to Sergeant for Wearing Unauthorized Awards, Including Purple Heart Per a plea agreement, then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was reduced in rank after a Sept. 13 court-martial found him in...
National Guard on Standby in Many States as America Faces Tense Election Day Many of those deployed are "cyber specialists" and civil support teams, an official said, detailing that there are no...
VA Backtracks on Budget Shortfall Warning, Angering Lawmakers Who Vow an Investigation In a memo to lawmakers, VA officials said costs have been lower than expected, but that some of the things the department has...