US-Philippine task force to reestablish South China Sea ‘deterrence’
The U.S. and the Philippines announce a joint task force to deter what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls Beijing’s “coercion” in the South China Sea.
By Military Times Staff
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Pentagon chief to visit Philippines for security talks, envoy says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to the Indo-Pacific next week.
Marcos sets ‘red line’ with Beijing over South China Sea harassment
The Philippines' president said that any attack by China that killed a Filipino citizen would be "very, very close" to an act of war.
US, Japan, S Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders
A number of U.S. and South Korean guided missile destroyers and a Japanese warship joined for drills in the disputed East China Sea.
Korean War veteran sees medals for first time at ceremony
Marcos Luis Montano of Waukegan, 91, held his Purple Heart medal at Veterans Memorial Plaza for the first time last month.
By Karie Angell Luc, Lake County News-Sun via the AP
Explainer: If coronavirus started in bats, why aren’t they dead?
Bats are amazing creatures.
By Marcos E. García-Ojeda, University of California, Merced