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IS this a case of fatal attraction? Has the ancient beauty of hawksbill turtle tortoiseshell landed it in a population crisis and may prove its undoing? Population sizes of hawksbills have “sharply declined” due to many human factors but the  most profound is the harvest of its carapace scutes (bony scales) known as tortoiseshell or bekko, fuelled by the intensive shell trade on the tortoiseshell which is a luxury item used to make elegant combs and brushes, jewelry boxes and ornaments, well into the 20th century.

Philippine defense officials visited Palawan last week to inspect new sites that will host U.S. forces as part of the defense pact between the two countries. The Philippine delegation, led by Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Andres Centino, visited the province’s Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement sites, which are designated Philippine military bases, […]

American troops are already acquainted with the four bases identified by the Philippines government as sites where rotational U.S. forces may be stationed indefinitely.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines is coordinating with Malaysian authorities in a search and rescue mission near the boundary of the two countries for a missing medevac helicopter.

2022 Naval Institute-CIMSEC Fiction Contest 3rd Prize Winner. A U.S. Navy convoy comes under attack in the South China Sea, and a squadron of seaplane fighters strikes back.