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US warship transits Taiwan Strait less than week after election

Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 05:41 PM

Washington has no formal ties with Taiwan but is bound by law to provide the island with the means to defend itself and is its main source of arms. Read more »

US and 'like-minded' partners will keep security in Asia: admiral

Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 05:16 PM

On a visit to Bangkok, US Admiral John Aquilino criticized China's construction of artificial islands in the South China Sea, a vital trade waterway with rich energy resources where Beijing has disputes with five nations. Read more »

2 killed, shooter dead at US navy base attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 06 11:57 PM

A shooter was killed on Friday after opening fire at a US naval base in Florida and killing at least two people, police and military officials said. Read more »

Trump fires US Navy chief over handling of discipline case

Ben Sheppard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 25 12:45 PM

Richard Spencer was ousted as Navy Secretary, a civilian position, in a case that has fueled reports that the US military leadership has been angered by Trump's interference in discipline cases. Read more »

US Defense Secretary asks for navy chief's resignation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 25 07:52 AM

The US Defense Secretary on Sunday asked the navy chief to resign in a dispute over an elite SEAL commando whose demotion for misconduct was reversed by President Donald Trump. Read more »

US Navy defies Trump, proceeds in effort to expel SEAL

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 09:52 AM

The US Navy will proceed in its effort to oust a member of its elite SEAL commando unit, an official said Saturday, defying the wishes of President Donald Trump.  Read more »

US warships sail in disputed South China Sea amid tensions

Idrees Ali, Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 08:47 AM

WASHINGTON - US Navy warships, on two occasions in the past few days, have sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea, the US military told Reuters on Thursday, at a time of tension between the world's two largest economies. Read more »

Shock and awe aboard the USS Ronald Reagan

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 19 11:08 AM

The scene on the USS Ronald Reagan is undeniably cinematic, harking back to old-time macho favorites like Top Gun, conjuring images of Maverick, Iceman, and Goose that I never even realized I still had. Read more »

China bars US warship visits to Hong Kong: Navy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 07:52 AM

WASHINGTON - China has denied requests for two US Navy ships to visit Hong Kong, the Pacific Fleet said on Tuesday, after the two countries engaged in a war of words over the city's pro-democracy protests. Read more »

Ex-US Navy kulong matapos manapak ng babae sa Poblacion bar

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 11 05:07 PM

Arestado nitong Linggo ang isang dating US Navy matapos umanong sapakin ang isang babae sa loob ng bar sa Barangay Poblacion, Makati City. Read more »

US Navy combat ship makes first PH port visit in Davao city

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 11:30 PM

Montgomery will host local military and civic leaders during the port visit in Davao city, according to US officials.  Read more »

Hanjin shipyard offers ‘perfect’ opportunity for US Navy return to PH: ex-officer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 06:10 AM

A retired US Navy official said Washington should collaborate with a private American firm to assist debt-laden Hanjin shipyard in Subic. Read more »

Russian destroyer almost collided with cruiser in PH Sea, says US Navy

Reuters
Posted at Jun 07 06:40 PM

The US Navy said a Russian destroyer almost collided with one of its guided missile cruisers in the Philippine Sea in an incident it denounced as "unsafe and unprofessional". Read more »

'Wow, what is that?' US Navy pilots report UFOs

Helene Cooper, Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean, The New York Times
Posted at May 27 09:41 AM

No one in the Defense Department is saying that the objects were extraterrestrial, and experts emphasize that earthly explanations can generally be found for such incidents. Read more »

US urges Southeast Asia to respond to China’s island fortification

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 11:43 AM

MANILA — A senior United States Naval officer is encouraging Southeast Asian nations to determine its own response to China’s military expansion in the South China Sea. Read more »

PH, US, Japan, India group sail in S.China Sea show of force towards China: experts

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 01:49 PM

Experts on Friday hailed the recent naval drill of the Philippines, the United States, Japan, and India in the South China Sea that was seen as a flexing of muscles against China’s dominance in the contested waterway. Read more »

PH, US, Japan, India navies sail together in disputed South China Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 06:33 PM

MANILA – Navies from the Philippines, the United States, India and Japan have sailed together for the first time for a maritime activity in the disputed South China Sea.  Read more »

Two US warships sail in disputed South China Sea

Idrees Ali, Reuters
Posted at May 06 01:07 PM

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military said two of its warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday, a move that could anger Beijing at a time of tense relations between the world's two biggest economies. Read more »

Remembering the Bataan Death March

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 07:05 PM

Filipino soldiers, volunteers, and some former US Navy SEALs march along the route of the 'Bataan Death March' now part of MacArthur Highway going to Capas National Shrine in Tarlac on Sunday. Read more »

Two US Navy ships sail through Taiwan Strait

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 07:41 AM

WASHINGTON - The US Navy has sailed two ships through the Taiwan Strait, officials said Monday, in what the military described as a "routine transit" that is nonetheless sure to upset China.  Read more »