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June 10, 2024
The recent U.S.-Philippines joint military exercises, known as 'Balikatan,' witnessed over 16,000 personnel from various nations. Held in strategic northern islands, the drills included advanced reconnaissance drones and missile systems. Amid growing tension with China, these exercises underscore the rising military collaboration aiming to deter potential conflicts over Taiwan.
May 29, 2024
Defense expert Su Tzu-yun told Newsweek a drone that plunged into the South China Sea was probably being used to surreptitiously harass Taiwans air defenses.
May 24, 2024
The Philippine Coast Guard station is on Itbayat island in the northern Batanes province. Read more at straitstimes.com.
May 24, 2024
The Philippines said Friday it had opened a coast guard post in the countrys far north to boost security following Chinas "military build-up" near Taiwan over the past two years.
May 24, 2024
The Philippines said Friday it had opened a coast guard post in the countrys far north to boost security following Chinas "military build-up" near Taiwan over the past two years.
May 21, 2024
The Army is taking a full-scale exportable Joint Pacific Multinational Training Center west of the International Date Line for the first time.
May 7, 2024
Lal-lo Airport is one of nine facilities in the Philippines approved for use by U.S. troops, but it has seen little investment and few improvements recently. Even so, U.S. and Philippine forces are making the best of the situation at the spartan airport during this yearโs annual Balikatan exercise.
May 5, 2024
U.S., Philippine and Australian troops are practicing raids on wind-swept islands south of Taiwan โ the sort of mission they may need to execute if conflict breaks out over the island or in the South China Sea.
April 26, 2024
C-130J demonstrates its capacity to support U.S. Marines in "austere" conditions on the far side of the globe.
April 25, 2024
An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from Texas recently set a new endurance standard on a one-stop, daylong flight halfway around the globe to Guam.