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Best pics of the week: May 23, 2021
Air Force PJs train in Djibouti, amphibious exercises in Portugal, DEFENDER-Europe exercises in Bulgaria and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
This is what happened when an Air Force pilot got assigned to a Navy carrier
Ron Williams remembers his temporary duty assignment flying Douglas A-3B “Whales” from a carrier as the most challenging two years of his career
By Chester Peterson Jr., Aviation History Magazine
When Seabees weren’t building bases in Vietnam, they were fighting the enemy
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., includes 85 Seabees among its list of war dead—a tribute to their motto, “We build, we fight,” which is symbolized in their logo of a bee holding a wrench, hammer and machine gun.
By Tom Edwards, Vietnam Magazine
Cambodia dismisses reports that China will build a naval base there
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said his government will not allow any foreign military bases in its territory and called media reports that China is seeking a naval base there "fake news."
New radome, solar panels spotted on Chinese-occupied reef
The platform appears to be topped with a radome and solar panels, and its strategic location makes it likely it is intended to extend China’s radar or signals intelligence collection in the area.
Japan’s Abe lays wreath in Australia city bombed in WWII
It was also another chance for Japan and Australia to present a united front as regional partners in the Asia-Pacific amid ongoing concerns of spreading Chinese influence, including the country’s building of islands in the disputed South China Sea.
Video shows near collision of US and Chinese warships
The footage — obtained by the South China Morning Post newspaper purportedly from the British Ministry of Defence ― shows a Chinese Luyang-class destroyer nearing the port side of the American guided-missile destroyer Decatur.
Navy to press patrols in disputed sea, China calls out ‘meddlers’
Adm. John Richardson, who heads U.S. naval operations, said in a news conference with Philippine military officials in Manila on Monday that such patrols highlight the U.S. position against “illegitimate maritime claims.”
Philippines extricates frigate snagged on shoal in disputed waters
The barren shoal is on the eastern edge of the disputed Spratly archipelago where tensions have run high in recent years after China built seven disputed reefs into man-made islands and reportedly installed missile defense systems.
Marine killed in Vietnam awarded Navy Cross for assaulting bunker firing at his unit
A half century later Cpl. Stephen E. Austin was awarded the nation’s second highest award for combat bravery.
By Shawn Snow
Carl Vinson first carrier to visit Vietnam since war
The Vinson’s arrival comes amid growing tensions with China over construction of seven man-made islands in the South China Sea.
By Jon Simkins