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The U.S. Air Force is bringing the island airfield that launched the atomic bombings of Japan back into service as it seeks bases where its Pacific forces can disperse in wartime.

American military aircraft will operate from a newly refurbished, nearly 10,000-foot runway that reopened last week at an air base north of Manila, according to the Philippine government.

Philippine Canadian Inquirer DND chief: All PH operations in maritime territories 'rules-based' News

The country’s defenses will be greatly beefed by the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” C. Teodoro Jr. said on Monday. “How can EDCA sites help protect the Philippines?  The Philippine government together with the United States government as our treaty partner…

Philippines, US top brass eye more Edca sites Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. is optimistic that more projects in Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites with the United States will be operational next year.

The Philippines and the United States are seriously considering the possibility of increasing the number of Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in the country. This was emphasized by Indo-Pacific Command chief Admiral John Aquilino at a news briefing held for the Mutual Defense Board-Security Board (MDB-SEB) meeting, which was…

Ranking Philippines and US officials will visit three Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in Luzon today, Wednesday, as a prelude to the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) meeting this coming Thursday. The MDB-SEB meeting will be held at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. These ranking officials consist of Armed…

FILIPINO and American military aircraft conducted air combat and maritime interdiction tactics in the Visayas and Mindanao as part of the aerial exercises of Cope Thunder 2023-2.

PEOPLE have written me to ask how I could write fiction with the moistness and vividness of dreams? I start with a character sketch, which is the literary equivalent of using pencil and paper to capture an image initially. One such sketch is for a neighbor I remember, back in my childhood days in Basa Air Base, Pampanga, where my father was a military officer.