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Unprecedented increase in naval power to the region is intended as a signal to Washington’s allies and rivals, especially Beijing, analysts said.

The U.S. and Japan wrapped up a joint command post exercise late this week that analysts said was aimed at improving the coordination of their capabilities in dealing with threats from China. The Keen Edge 24 computer simulation exercise was intended "to practice responses in the event of a crisis or contingency," said the U.S.…

Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Harold Hegler, a native of Daingerfield, Texas, conducts maintenance on an F/A-18 engine in the jet shop aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE). The event comprising Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, Theo

A dozen United States and Japanese warships, including two US aircraft carriers, have been putting on a show of military might this week in the Philippine Sea east of Taiwan.

ON BOARD THE USS CARL VINSON: The US and Japanese navies held joint exercises in the Philippine Sea this week, in a show of force as tensions with China and North Korea rise. Washington and Beijing...

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CHINA’S military went on high alert Wednesday night after the Philippines and the United States announced they are conducting two-day joint maritime operations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Southern Theater Command also announced they have “organized” its naval and air forces “to conduct…

Playing a leading role in the building of a system of US-led alliances in the region, Tokyo bears significant responsibility for the rising danger of war in East Asia.

November 4-8, 2023, the  Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) recently demonstrated a Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) in the Philippine Sea. Japan And The U.S. Navy Join Forces On MLDE In The Philippine Sea MLDE provided the two maritime forces an opportunity to immerse […]

China claims all of the waters are enclosed in the so-called "Nine-Dash Line," which includes nearly 90 percent of the South China Sea. The Nine Dash Line doesn't accord with anything resembling the normal rules defining a nation’s territorial seas or exclusive economic zone and the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has refuted Beijing’s claim, the Telegraph