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(Eagle News) — The US Navy released several photos of US warships passing in Philippine seas ahead of the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan. On Tuesday, August 2, in a tweet, the US Pacific Fleet, described as the “world’s largest fleet command,” posted several photos of the US warships’ passage in Philippine seas over the weekend. The US Navy, posted in a tweet, that at least three powerful US warships […]
But in such a scenario, under MDT, PHL will “automatically be involved,” Lorenzana says (Eagle News) — For Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, the United States is “more likely to be involved in a shooting war” in the West Philippine Sea than the Philippines because of the “increased and frequent passage of” American naval vessels. Even then, Lorenzana said on the basis of the Mutual Defense Treaty, the Philippines will “automatically be involved,” which means the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Two US Navy ships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, the third such operation this year and one that is sure to anger China. Lieutenant Rachel McMarr, a spokeswoman for the US Pacific Fleet, said the destroyer USS Stockdale and oiler USNS Pecos sailed through the strait in a “routine” transit. “The ships’ transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the US commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” McMarr […]
(Eagle News) — A United States Navy aircraft crashed into the Philippine Sea on Monday, Nov. 12, after experiencing a “mechanical issue,” a statement from the US Navy Seventh Fleet said. “A Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 F/A-18 experienced a mechanical issue that resulted in the crew ejecting while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 12,” it said. “The crew was immediately and safely recovered by USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) search […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — United States Navy Lt. Commander Tim Hawkins said that China’s artificial islands will not stop the US Navy from patrolling international waters. “International law allows us to operate here, allows us to fly here, allows us to train here, allows us to sail here, and that’s what we’re doing and we’re going to continue to do that,” Hawkins said. Hawkins also said that the US Navy has been patrolling […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The commanders of two US Navy ships involved in collisions that left 17 sailors dead face charges including negligent homicide and dereliction of duty, the Navy said on Tuesday. The USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker in August 2017, killing 10 sailors, while the USS Fitzgerald smashed into a cargo ship in June, leaving seven dead. “Courts-martial proceedings/Article 32 hearings are being convened to review evidence supporting […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — An American warship has been damaged after a tug boat drifted into the destroyer during a drill off Japan, according to the US navy, the latest in a spate of incidents in Asia. The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold was participating in a scheduled towing exercise in Sagami Bay on Saturday when the Japanese tug lost propulsion, according to the US 7th Fleet. The incident came as Japanese and US forces take […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean warships will take part in upcoming joint drills involving three US aircraft carriers in a fresh show of force against North Korea, a Seoul military official said Friday. The US Navy said Thursday that the three vessels — the USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt — will conduct “coordinated operations in international waters” in the western Pacific between Saturday and Tuesday. It is unusual for […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Divers have recovered the remains of all 10 United States sailors who went missing after their warship collided with a tanker off Singapore, the US Navy said Monday. The remaining eight sailors were retrieved by divers searching flooded compartments of the USS John S. McCain, it said, after the discovery of two bodies was announced last week. The guided-missile destroyer collided with an oil tanker as it headed for a routine […]
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) — The United States Navy will in the coming hours relieve the three-star admiral Joseph Aucoin who commands its seventh fleet following a series of collisions in Asia, a US official told Reuters late on Tuesday (August 22), speaking on condition of anonymity. US Navy and Marine Corps divers are still trying to find 10 missing sailors from the US guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain, which collided with a merchant vessel […]
by Maggy Donaldson Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Researchers announced Saturday they discovered wreckage of the lost warship the USS Indianapolis, 72 years after the World War II cruiser was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. The wreckage was found in the Philippine Sea 5.5 kilometers (3.4 miles) below the surface, according to philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who headed the civilian research crew that located the ship. The ship was hit in […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Ten sailors are missing and five injured after a United States destroyer collided Monday with a tanker east of Singapore, the US Navy said. “There are currently 10 sailors missing and five injured,” said the navy in an update on the collision between the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and merchant vessel Alnic MC in the early hours.
