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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.
Food stipend angst caused by deployments spur congressional concerns
The issue involves automatic deductions from troops' Basic Allowance for Subsistence payments when they are stationed overseas.
Camp Lejeune water contamination tied to several cancers, study shows
Military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975–1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for a number of cancers than those stationed elsewhere.
USS John Finn’s latest Taiwan Strait transit sparks Beijing’s ire
The warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday.
US, South Korea and Japan conduct naval drills
The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted combined naval exercises in a show of strength against North Korea.
North Korea launches suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile
The launch was the North's first this year.
Increased US partnership with the Philippines coming in 2024
A deal inked between the two nations in 2023 opens up multiple bases for American use.
US Navy ship ‘intruded’ in South China Sea waters, China says
The U.S. Navy said the ship “was conducting routine operations in international waters ... consistent with international law.”
US, Philippines conduct joint patrols in South China Sea near Taiwan
The patrols come days after Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called the situation in the South China Sea increasingly “dire.”
Confederate military relics unearthed in South Carolina river cleanup
Cannonballs, a sword blade and a wagon wheel are among the artifacts found in the Congaree River.
Biden seeks better military relations with China when he meets with Xi
The plan is to revive the regular talks under the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement, used to improve safety in the air and sea.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press