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Navy to aid Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse recovery
The Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving will use the barges to surface and remove portions of the bridge.
US Navy transits to counter China increased sharply under Trump
According to U.S. Navy data, war ships maneuvered close to artificial islands claimed and developed by China 10 times in 2019 and another 10 times last year, at least double the annual number going back to 2014.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
China says Japan-US security treaty a product of Cold War
The 1960 security treaty assures the U.S. would come to Japan's aid in the event of an outside attack on Japanese forces or territory.
U.S. Navy warship steams near contested South China Sea islands
The "FONOP" sought to challenge China, Vietnam and Taiwan's territorial claims near the Spratly Islands
China protests latest US Navy mission in South China Sea
The guided-missile destroyer John S. McCain is "trespassing" in South China Sea says PLA.
Military officials blindsided by Trump announcement of early US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Pentagon and State officials fear that putting a definitive date on troop withdrawal could undercut negotiations to finalize a peace deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
China fires back at US over environment, South China Sea militarization
U.S.-China friction flared again Monday, with Beijing firing back at accusations by Washington that it is a leading cause of global environmental damage and has reneged on its promise not to militarize the South China Sea.
US Navy sends warship near disputed islands a day after China’s ’carrier killer’ missile test
The guided-missile destroyer Mustin “asserted navigational rights and freedoms" in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands.
US warship sails contested waters in South China Sea after White House rejects China’s maritime claims there
The guided-missile destroyer Ralph Johnson steamed near the disputed Spratly Islands Tuesday.
US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US naval buildup in Indo-Pacific seen as warning to China
For the first time in nearly three years, three American aircraft carriers are patrolling the Indo-Pacific waters, a massive show of naval force in a region roiled by spiking tensions between the U.S. and China and a sign that the Navy has bounced back from the worst days of the coronavirus outbreak.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press