China and Vietnam agree to ‘maintain peace and stability’ in disputed South China Sea

China and Vietnam agree to ‘maintain peace and stability’ in disputed South China Sea

China and Vietnam released a joint statement saying that they would work together to maintain “peace and stability” in the South China Sea.  Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi after the disputed waterway was widely discussed at the ASEAN summit over the weekend.  Both nations had clashes at sea in […]

Navy, acknowledging fault in rash of collisions, begins implementing changes in the Pacific

Navy, acknowledging fault in rash of collisions, begins implementing changes in the Pacific

In the wake of the release of the U.S Navy investigation into collisions between American warships and merchant vessels over the past year, senior leadership within America’s seaward military branch announced a number of changes intended to prevent such tragic mistakes from occurring again in the future. In June, the USS Fitzgerald collided with a […]

Exclusive: U.S. warship sails near islands Beijing claims in South China Sea – U.S. officials

Exclusive: U.S. warship sails near islands Beijing claims in South China Sea – U.S. officials

 A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, three U.S. officials told Reuters, even as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperation in dealing with North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs. The operation was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as Beijing’s efforts to […]

Picture of the day: Hornets in Hong Kong USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76

Picture of the day: Hornets in Hong Kong USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76

HONG KONG HARBOR (Oct. 2, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is underway along the coast of China prior to a port visit in Hong Kong following routine operations in the South China Sea. Ronald Reagan is the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, providing a combat-ready force that protects and defends the […]

Mattis builds defense partnership with another of China’s opponents: India

Mattis builds defense partnership with another of China’s opponents: India

American Secretary of Defense James Mattis met with India’s Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, wherein both nations emphasized the importance of building a stronger military partnership in the years ahead. “This is a historic opportunity for our two democracies, a time of strategic convergence,” Mattis said. “As India takes its rightful place at the […]

American aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam as part of growing defense relationship

American aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam as part of growing defense relationship

An American aircraft carrier will visit Vietnam in 2018, the first such visit since the end of the Vietnam War, the Pentagon announced this week. The announcement coincided with a visit between Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and his Vietnamese counterpart Ngo Xuan Lich in Washington D.C. The historic visit of a U.S. warship is […]

A US Navy sailor has apparently fallen overboard and is missing in the South China Sea

A US Navy sailor has apparently fallen overboard and is missing in the South China Sea

A US Navy sailor has presumably gone missing from the USS Stetham somewhere in the waters of the South China Sea, Defense News reported Tuesday. The guided-missile destroyer reported a man overboard at around 9 a.m. local time, according to Military.com. US and Japanese ships are currently assisting in the search-and-rescue effort.   Read the whole story from Business […]