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US, Philippines stage scaled down military drills amid pandemic
The annual exercises were canceled last year as the pandemic spread across the world.
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.
Philippine official tweets order for new protest vs China
Chinese coast guard ships reportedly strayed near a Philippine-occupied shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Lawmakers vote to sink submarine
Leaders say it’ll cost $2.7 million to sink the sub to make an artificial reef, but that’s the best of three bad options.
Aussie navy pilots hit by Chinese lasers
China claims the strategic waterway virtually in its entirety and is sensitive to all foreign naval action in the area, especially by the U.S. and allies such as Australia.
Turning our submarine tragedies into living memorials
Environmentalists and submarine veterans share a common cause.
By Mark D. Faram