South China Sea

On Wednesday, the government announced that 19 Chinese aircraft had been spotted in Taiwan’s air defense zone.

On Monday, the Philippine coastguard accused a Chinese coastguard vessel of shining a “military-grade laser light” at one of its boats in the South China Sea.

The Philippines is a prime location for the West to station its military forces to gain strategic oversight of China’s regional activities.

In a move that is sure to bolster the United States foreign policy in the region, the Pentagon has announced it will be sending more troops and equipment to the Philippines.

As the USS Tripoli docks in Singapore, China’s warships remain active near Japan as of August 31, 2022. Read here to know more.

USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Miguel Keith are two extremely important US warships conducting operations in the Pacific. Find out what makes them the historic vessels they are!

China has fully armed at least 3 of its several man-made islands in the contested South China Sea. These islands were reported to be equipped with anti-aircraft and anti-naval missile systems, lasers, and jamming apparatus.

A U.S. F-35C Lightning II jet has just crash-landed on the deck of the aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), while doing routine flight operations within the West Philippine Sea (also known as the South China Sea) today. Seven U.S. military personnel were said to be injured because of the accident. The U.S. […]

Election Frontrunners Support the Visiting Forces Agreement Last January 22, 2022, veteran Philippine journalist Jessica Soho interviewed the leading presidential candidates as the May 2022 Philippine Presidential Elections drew nearer. One of the hotly contested topics asked was about the presidentiables’ stances on the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). The military pact was threatened to be […]

Recent developments point to how the USS Connecticut collided with a sea mount in October. It relates to how the Navy treated her commanding officer, executive officer and Chief of the Boat.

The rapprochement could see American presence in the Philippines increased providing a deterrent against China.

China’s antics in the South China Sea are not new, but a form of Soviet Cold War tactics aimed at misdirection and the spread of propaganda.