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The Armed Forces of the Philippines has described China Coast Guard’s  presence in the West Philippine Sea as misplaced bullying amid its continued aggression in the country’s territorial waters, more recently its dangerous maneuvers trying to block a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal.

In a statement, the spokesperson of China Coast Guard said two replenishment ships and two Coast Guard vessels from the Philippines entered the shoal’s vicinity waters “without the permission of the Chinese government” and illegally transported construction materials to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre.

YEREVAN, AUGUST 29, ARMENPRESS. On August 29, Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan held a meeting with the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Armenia William (Chip) Laitinen, and the newly appointed Defense Attaché, Colonel Kevin Steele.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is "too compromised" to complete the Code of Conduct on the South China Sea (SCS), a maritime security expert said on Wednesday.

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – On July 28, The Marine Corps Embassy Security Group (MCESG) named and dedicated its Marine Security Guard Security Augmentat

Woburn Native Who Was Among Final Vietnam War Fatalities Is Honored - Woburn, MA - Corporal Charles McMahon Jr., a Marine, was killed near Saigon in April 1975. A building at Marine Corps Base Quantico now bears his name.

YEREVAN, AUGUST 4, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan awarded the outgoing United States Defense Attaché Colonel Gregory Pipes with the medal “For Military Cooperation” during a farewell meeting on August 4, the Ministry of Defense said in a press release.

Papikyan, according to his office, awarded Pipes the “Military Cooperation” medal for his contribution to the development of Armenian-American defense sector collaboration.

YEREVAN, AUGUST 4, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan awarded the outgoing United States Defense Attaché Colonel Gregory Pipes with the medal “For Military Cooperation” during a farewell meeting on August 4, the Ministry of Defense said in a press release.