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China fires water cannons at Philippine ships in South China Sea
The incident occurred near Scarborough Shoal, one of two hotly disputed areas where confrontations between the two countries have flared since last year.
Decades after World War II, DoD struggles to clear unexploded ordnance at Navy and Air Forces bases on Guam
The problem was laid out in a Defense Department Inspector General report released last month
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
Ex-Philippine official warns of 'tragedy’ if US pact ends
President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration notified Washington two weeks ago that Manila intends to abrogate a 1998 treaty between the two nations.
Coast Guard officer appeals prison sentence
He pleaded guilty in October to possessing unregistered and unserialized silencers, being a drug addict in possession of firearms and illegal possession of tramadol, an opioid painkiller.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Judge: Coast Guard officer plotted mass murder ‘to act out his white nationalist views’
The pill-popping ex-Marine drew a stiff sentence.
Navy conducts year’s first FONOP in South China Sea
Sunday's target was Fiery Cross Reef, officials said.
40 years after a heroic Coast Guardsman died in a collision, his statue joins underwater veterans memorial
“Flores sacrificed his own life to save others, demonstrating extraordinary courage, bias for action, and devotion to duty, especially noteworthy given his limited shipboard experience. There is no doubt that he belongs in the Circle of Heroes.”
By Dylan Gresik
US, Philippine, Japanese forces conduct maneuvers
The 10-day drills, which include amphibious assault and live-fire exercises, opened at Subic Freeport, a former U.S. naval base northwest of Manila.
Coast Guard officer pleads guilty to drug, gun charges
He was accused of stockpiling weapons and targeting Supreme Court justices, prominent Democrats and TV journalists.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press