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US warship transit of Taiwan Strait misleads independence forces: Beijing

Teddy Ng, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 12 12:25 AM

China’s military accused Washington of provoking tensions in the latest confrontation between the two nations over the self-ruled island. Read more »

Window for possible Taiwan attack ‘unpredictable’: US commander

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 05 10:35 PM

Taiwan and mainland China have been separately governed since they split as a result of a civil war in 1949. Read more »

Cerberus to buy Subic shipyard for $300-M: sources

Neil Jerome Morales, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 08 08:53 PM

US private equity firm Cerberus will acquire for $300 million a debt-laden shipyard in the Philippines at a former US navy base close to the South China Sea. Read more »

US warship transits sensitive Taiwan Strait

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 02:20 PM

A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait Saturday, part of what the US military calls routine activity, which nonetheless irritates China. Read more »

US Army to discharge soldiers who refuse COVID jab

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 03 12:17 PM

The US Army announced Wednesday it would begin discharging soldiers who refuse to comply with a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination rule. Read more »

US aircraft carrier runs drills in Adriatic amid Russia-Ukraine row

Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 08:48 AM

The Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier strike group, which was placed under NATO operational control, is in the Adriatic. Read more »

US working to recover F-35 jet that fell into S. China Sea

Reuters
Posted at Jan 26 04:41 PM

"The U.S. Navy is making recovery operations arrangements for the F-35C aircraft." Read more »

US carriers enter S. China Sea to 'counter malign influence'

Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 09:02 PM

The carrier groups will carry out exercises including anti-submarine warfare operations, air warfare operations and maritime interdiction operations. Read more »

US warship's South China Sea passage sparks Beijing warning

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 05:21 PM

A US warship sailed through the South China Sea on Thursday, sparking a warning from China's military as tensions between the superpowers remain high. Read more »

US piles on South China Sea pressure with carrier strike exercises

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jan 13 05:24 PM

The United States has sent an aircraft carrier strike group to the South China Sea where a Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong exercised two weeks ago. Read more »

Planned historical marker in Virginia to honor Filipino sailors

Monica Galozo | TFC News Virginia Beach, Virginia
Updated as of Dec 09 12:03 PM

The Virginia Board of Historic Resources approved a historical highway marker to commemorate the history of U.S. Naval service by Filipinos and Filipino Americans. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 22, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 11:45 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, US ships in PH Sea

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Haydn N. Smith, U.S. Navy photo
Updated as of Nov 22 11:17 PM

Fifteen ships from the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, German Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and U.S. Navy sail in formation during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX), on Sunday. Read more »

US Navy boosts monitoring of subs after falsified steel tests

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 10 08:01 AM

The US Navy stepped up monitoring of its submarines after a metallurgist for a company that supplied steel for the vessels was found to have falsified test results. Read more »

More warships ‘raising risk’ of misfire in South China Sea

Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 09 06:56 PM

Former leaders in Southeast Asia warned of the risk of a misfire in the disputed waters with increasing presence of naval vessels. Read more »

China builds mockups of US ships for missile target practice area

Yew Lun Tian, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 08 04:42 PM

China's military has built mockups in the shape of a US Navy aircraft carrier and other US warships, possibly as training targets. Read more »

US submarine commander fired after crash into sea mountain

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 06:45 AM

The US Navy sacked the commanding officer and 2 officers of a nuclear-powered submarine that crashed into an underwater mountain. Read more »

US nuclear sub struck uncharted seamount in S China Sea

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 02 07:28 AM

A US Navy nuclear submarine that was severely damaged in an accident while submerged in the South China Sea last month struck an uncharted underwater seamount. Read more »

US hypersonic weapon prototypes test successful

Mike Stone, Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 07:55 AM

The tests occurred the same day that US President Joe Biden said he was concerned about Chinese hypersonic weapons. Read more »

Rocket failure mars U.S. hypersonic weapon test

Mike Stone and Idrees Ali, Reuters
Posted at Oct 22 06:14 AM

The Pentagon's hypersonic weapon programs suffered a setback on Thursday when a booster rocket carrying a hypersonic weapon failed. Read more »