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20 years since Navy ship sunk for artificial reef in Keys
The decommissioned Spiegel Grove was to be scuttled upright to create an artificial reef off the Florida Keys, but sank prematurely May 17, 2002.
Freedom of navigation operations rose in 2021, but fewer were near China
U.S. forces challenged 37 excessive maritime claims by 26 countries in fiscal 2021, up from 28 such claims by 19 countries the year before.
US, Philippines stage scaled down military drills amid pandemic
The annual exercises were canceled last year as the pandemic spread across the world.
India objects to US Navy ship’s transit without consent
The U.S. 7th Fleet said the USS John Paul Jones “asserted navigational rights and freedoms ... consistent with international law.”
US-Philippines defense officials discuss concerns over China’s ships
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday discussed with his Philippine counterpart China’s recent positioning of “militia vessels” near the Philippines in the South China Sea.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press